Casey Anthony – Still Waiting for Godot

August 2005 ~ June 2008

What a long day it was for the Casey Anthony jurors.  I discovered yesterday, ‘trial fatigue’ is an actual medical condition!

Mr. Baez, through his own fault, has taken a beating this week.  He has stumbled time-and-again and it’s beginning to take a toll, the casualty being his massive ego.

At a sidebar where Judge Perry was admonishing him, Baez was not focusing his attention on what Judge Perry was saying; rather he turned his body sideways and stared at the ceiling.  Another sidebar trek made Baez pout! 

Late in the game of the State presenting the jail visit videos, he attempted to have the videos stricken.  Not for any other reason than Lee, George and Cindy had some not so pretty things to say about Mr. Baez and his conduct.

He also got cranky and snotty when Jeff Ashton accused him of sneaking last-minute discovery and a new expert into the mix ‘because he just thought of  it’.  His raised-voice response was snippy, indignant, and if you listened closely, he was more than likely stomping his foot!

Mr. Baez needs to find his big boy panties, pronto!  The jury is getting an eyeful, as surely as we are!

Casey is in court sporting a yellow blouse and a smile for Jose.  She is assisting the team by moving chairs and passing computer cords.

Judge Perry assume the bench at 9 am.

The next video should be the July 30 visit with George and Cindy.

Part 1  Part 2  Part 3

It’s really sad to realize how much Casey jerked thousands of caring individuals around with her manipulation.

Casey lovingly tells George, he’s been the best father and grandfather.

Are these the words of a daughter who has been abused?

Casey tells Cindy she is doing so great and needs to be strong.  You need to eat, you need to sleep!

George has just told Casey how much he loves her and misses her.  Look at the facial expression it elicited!

Linda asks to publish the next video and Baez asks to approach.

8/3/08 visit by George.

Part 1   Part 2   Part 3   Part 4   Part 5

Again, is the man in this video an abusive father and why is Casey responding this way?  Look at her furrowed brow, pursed lips, and dropped jaw. Actual tears are falling.

Hopefully the jury is recalling Jose Baez’s opening statements about George’s supposed physical, sexual, and mental abuse against Casey!  This is heartrending.

Judge Perry calls for recess.

The final 8/14/08 video is shown.

Part 1   Part 2   Part 3   Part 4

This video blows out the entire defense theory of Caylee drowning as both Casey and Cindy say it was a phony media report!

Casey’s true nasty side emerges as she blows up at her parents, shakes her fists and selfishly rants about how tough things are for her.

Again, look at her facial expression as she watches the video!

Besides the forensics, playing these videos for the jury is probably some of the most damaging evidence to the defense!

The video ends and everyone in the gallery looks rather stunned.  I imagine the jurors are as well!

Judge Perry reads an instruction that basically says to disregard any opinions expressed about Baez, lol!

Det. Charity Beasley is called.  Detective in domestic violence unit OCSO.  She assisted in collecting Casey’s car, computer and various items.  She sealed the trunk and windows on the Pontiac prior to it being towed to OCSO forensic bay.  She turned the car over to CSI Gerardo Bloise.

Cindy Anthony gave her a blue plastic crate to her containing the doll, backpack, hangers, com etc.

Mason crosses…

When you went to the Anthony home, were you aware of all the activity that occurred the night before?  Can you elaborate?

Well, you didn’t go there blind, did you?  You must have had some knowledge of what was going on?  I knew it was an active investigation.

Did you speak with Det. Melich about the case?

I was…

“I’m over here!”  “I’m over here!”

Mason is pissed she responds by turning her head and answering to the jury!  What a rude, stupid bastard.  This is how most, all professionals give testimony.  Baez used this stupid ploy yesterday with Yuri!

Judge Perry cautions him.

Mason bellows at her, you didn’t smell an odor from the car, did you?

What a nasty curmudgeon he is.  The jury can’t be happy with this!

Did you do anything else in regards to this case?  What do you mean?

Well, you’re the detective, you tell me!

Mason’s belligerent attitude was so uncalled for!

Witness excused.

Judge Perry calls lunch.

Mason complains the State isn’t getting into the dog issues and they haven’t gotten any logs.

Ms. Burdick disagrees and has the information on hand and says she isn’t sure they are even getting to the cadaver issues today.  There will be at least 4-5 witnesses prior to the cadaver dogs.

Awilda McBride is called.   She worked for missing person unit.  She is not a sworn officer.  She met with George Anthony  and they went together to retrieve the bag of garbage from Johnson’s tow  yard.

McBride had a camera with her.  She identifies a photo of the dumpster.

Entered as evidence and published.

She identifies a photo of the trash bag.

She was gloved and placed the bag into a brown paper bag, and placed in the trunk of her car.  She then turned it over to the OCSO and turned it over to CSI Gerardo Beloise.

She also collected a digital camera and computer tower from the Anthony home.

No cross.

Christine Narkiewicz is called.  Works for OCSO.  She collected samples from Casey at the correctional facility.  She took hair and buccal swabs

Narkiewicz identifies the buccal swabs and hair samples.

She obtained Caylee’s 4 toothbrushes, 1 hairbrush, 1 comb, and 1 thermometer from Yuri Melich and processed those.

Cross

Baez asks if she wore gloves when taking samples from Casey?  Yes.

That avoids DNA transfer?  Yes.

You wore a mask?  Yes.

You don’t want to cross contaminate the DNA?  Correct.

WTF?

CSI Gerardo Bloise is called.  Collects,  processes, and preserves evidence.

He took control of the Pontiac which was delivered to the forensic bay.  The openings were sealed.  He identifies a photo of the Sunbird.

He also received the doll, hangers, paper items, etc.  In this job as well as his police experience in Puerto Rico, he is quite experienced with the smell of decomposition with bodies in varying stages of decomp.

When he opened the driver door on the Pontiac he immediately smelled decomp coming from the interior.

He photographed the exterior and interior of the car and noted his observations.  He documented the gas gauge was in fully operational order.

An examination of the undercarriage revealed no animal parts ‘plastered’ to it!

Afternoon break called, none to soon!

I know this has to be done, but it is tedium on steroids!

Beloise back up and continues to detail his forensic examination of the car.

Ha! Casey learned a new trick.  Baez is standing in front of the defense table so she moved to his seat, next to Mason, and the camera no longer catches her!!!!

5 minute break called as the clerk searches for an item of evidence.

OMG, Baez wants to cross…

You did an external inspection of the vehicle?  Yes.

Then an internal inspection?  Yes.

You testified earlier you smelled decomp when you opened the. Correct.

You didn’t know if it was human decomp?  Yes.

It could be animal, meat or human?  Yes.

Full decomp, you would see maggots?  Yes.

You’ve gone to medical examiners office to take fingerprints?  Yes.

But you mainly smell formaldehyde?  Yes.

You also smell fecal matter when a body is decomposing?  Yes.

They are different smells and it hard to tell what’s what?  Decomposition is unique and you never forget the smell!

At different stages of decomp you have different smells.  Yes.

You testified to the gas gauge.  You didn’t take the car out for a spin?  No.

You did a thorough search of the trunk?  Yes.

You recovered hairs?  Yes.

There were no blood stains indicated by tests in the trunk.

You found how many hairs on your first inspection?  12, by hand.

Some were brown?  I don’t remember.

Some were blond? I don’t known.

Objection!  Sustained.

Some were animal hairs?  I can’t say that.

To find hairs in a trunk is very common?  I wouldn’t say very common.

How old is the car?  ’98.

So over 10 years?  Yes.

OMG!  Baez slipped and interjected Henry Lee’s name…idiot!  Lee never sent a report…he’s still waiting for his crate of oranges!

Immediate objection!  Sustained and get your butt to the bench!

Baez makes underhanded an understatement!

Linda moves to strike.

Judge instructs the jury to disregard.

The defense inspected the trunk liner?  Correct.

Animal hairs were pointed out as well?  I don’t recall animal hair.

Do you have your notes?  No I destroyed the after I wrote my report.

You received trash in evidence?  Yes.

Moist trash?  Yes.

There were food packages?  Yes.

37 items of trash were recovered?  Yes.

Chewing tobacco spit in a bottle?  What item in the report, can you help me?

Sure, it’s not in here is it?

Beloise even smiles.  A metal Copenhagen tin box is listed.  Empty Crystal Light bottle with brown liquid.

Was that the chewing tobacco liquid?  I can’t say that!

Have to say Beloise is no slouch on the stand…made Baez look foolish as usual!

Judge Perry releases the jury at 5:08.

Court resumes at 9am because the hearing is cancelled!

Karen Lowe on hair banding will be up tomorrow.  If she doesn’t take 4 hours, Beloise is on call.

Linda indicates the State will probably rest on June 17!

I’ll have coffee and donuts ready at 9!

Casey Anthony – Lies And More Lies

August 2005 ~ June 2008

UPDATED, 5:45! 

1st release was not a finished product.  Sorry!

How to describe yesterday?  Lee Anthony testimony was often tedious.  Not that he wasn’t cooperating; he just cooperated at the minimum – not giving anything up unless prodded.  Very unlike he previous appearances.  I’m sure he would rather have been anywhere else in the world than on that stand.

Baez had his butt spanked by Judge Perry on hearsay and impeachment issues and he really blew it by asking to withhold jail visit videos until they could review them in detail.  Never mind they have jerked around for several years, working day and night with limited resources…blah, blah, blah!

The most entertaining moment was when Baez asked Yuri Melich if he asked Casey if she had committed suicide!  Doh! 

If ya need to see it for yourself, go to 12:00 into the tape provided by WFTV.

At the end of the day, we learned the Sate is only halfway through their case and we haven’t even gotten to the tedium of chain-of-custody, nor the intense forensics.  Well, we can chalk a lot of that up to sidebar interruptions, mainly to tutor Mr. Baez on points of law!

Casey walked in and plopped herself into a chair.  The defense table is all aflutter with activity and Casey is peeved not a single person noticed her arrival!

Holy cow!  1st witness is Jeff Hopkins!  26, met Casey in middle school.  Says they were not very good friends.  He worked at Universal in 2002.  He doesn’t recall ever seeing Casey there.  He has no children, never knew Zanny or introduce her to Zanny.  he is not wealthy, with a trust fund!

Cross

July 2, 2008 he saw Casey at an alehouse.  Casey was sending out mass text message about going to

Did she tell you that Zanny had taken her daughter?  No.

Did you know she had a daughter?  Yes.

Cross

Are you Jeffery Michael Hopkins?  No sir.

Did you have puppy love eyes for each other?   No.

Just a mutual attraction?  Yes.

You told LE you don’t have a child?  Correct.

You are not rich from a trust fund?  No.

Zachary’s mother died?  No.

You were not moving in with Casey and Caylee?  No.

You told LE these were all just stories?  Yes.

Do you know what happened to Caylee in 2008?  No.

Do you know how Caylee passed away?  No.

Redirect

Do you even know a Zanny?  No.

Next witness will be Leonard Turtora.  Asst. Mgr. of Loss Prevention at Universal – theft, crime.

July 16, 2008 he met Yuri Melich.  Melich was questioning about Casey Anthony’s employment at Universal.

There was no current employee by that name.  He did find she was employed by a third-party vendor.  Casey worked for Colorvision/Kodak during 2006.

He checked Jeff Hopkins who worked there late 2001 to 2002.

Juliette Lewis never worked there.

Zanny never worked there.

Email addresses Casey gave Melich were not Universal addresses.

He met Casey after a phone call where he could not confirm the answers to.  She was brought to Universal and met him.    Casey told him she was an employee, but didn’t have her ID.  She did not know her employee number.  She said she worked for marketing and entertainment.  The checked the computer database, she was not in it.

Casey said Thomas Manley was her supervisor.  Manley didn’t exist.

Casey led them to a building where she said she worked.  eventually, she put her hands in her back pockets and said, “I don’t work here.”

LE and Casey entered a conference room.

Casey left Universal with Detectives.

Cross

Mason asks, you knew Casey was not an employee and you told Melich that?  Yes.

So this meeting at Universal was a sham?  No sir.

You pretended Casey was an employee there?  No.

So you all knew she wasn’t an employee, but you all walked to the events building?  There is no event building.

She admitted she didn’t work there?  Yes.

You all knew that?  Yes.

Was she advised of her Miranda rights?  I don’t know.

Why the hell would he know?

How long was she in the small room with the 3 detectives?  30-40 minutes.

Is Thomas Manley a real or imaginary person?  Imaginary.

Redirect

Was she handcuffed before she walked into the room with the 3 detectives?  No.

As the left, Casey asked detectives if they had looked in other states for missing children!

Next, Yuri Melich is back. 

Sidebar

Linda asks about the Universal fantasy tour.  He checked out the names Casey had given as other employees and he hoped to get contact information on them as well as Zenaida, the suspect in the case.  He was also hoping to locate her lost cell phone.

He describes calling Casey on her cell while with Turtora who was verifying that none of these people were current employees.

Yuri spoke with John Allen.  Allen, Appie Wells and Casey arrive.  Yuri goes through Casey entering the building and leading them to her office, which did not exist!

Melich identifies several photos of the Universal lot, Building and the conference room where they ultimately questioned her about her made-up story.

She was not under arrest.  Was not told she couldn’t leave.  Was informed that the conversation was being recorded.

The transcript and tape of the conversation are introduced and entered.

Judge Perry says because the tape is an hour or so, they should break for now.

The tape is played for the jury.

Nifter Media, taped interview (provided by my good friend, thank you ritanita!)

Sadly, but rightly, this has to be blowing the socks off the jury!  Hopefully, they are getting a clear picture of the lengths Casey goes to, to throw the investigation.

Even Casey knows she’s toast listening to this tape!  She never flinched at the words ‘decomposing body’; only displays anger!

Look at her furrowed forehead, drawn mouth and jutting jaw line!

This tape is pretty damn prophetic considering what we now know!

Casey admits on tape she has stolen and used other’s credit cards.  Wonder what door that may have just opened!

Did OCSO talk to Ms. Macklin at Sawgrass?  Yes.

Did they have surveillance video?  No.

You know Ms. Anthony’s car was towed from Amscot?  Yes.

Did they have surveillance video?  No.

They looked for Zenaida Gonzalez in the database, but Casey couldn’t identify anyone.

Casey told them Zanny drove a silver Ford Focus.

OSCO received over 6,000 tips on sightings of Caylee.  Sightings of Zanny.

Zanny was never located by LE.

Yuri identifies a piece of evidence – Casey’s cell phone collected 7-16-08.  The phone was given to forensics for examination.

Entered as evidence.

Melich collected from Cindy, items belonging to Caylee.  4 toothbrushes, hairbrush, comb, thermometer.

Entered as evidence.

After Universal, Casey was brought to OCSO and arrested for child neglect.

Cross.

Baez asks if when he is asked questions, he turns toward the jury?  Yes.

You were trained to do that?  Yes.

But when asked questions by the defense, you don’t do that?  I’m doing it now.

You referred to Zenaida is the suspect?  Yes.

So Casey was not a suspect?  Correct.

This is after being told of the smell in the car, finding Jeff, Juliette and Casey didn’t work at Universal?  Correct.

You are not looking at the jury now, are you?

Objection!  Sustained.

Did you not suspect Casey Anthony of a crime at this point?  No, I thought she was withholding information.

You have quite a bit of information on the 16th and you go to several locations with Ms. Anthony that provided nothing?  Yes.

Baez says Melich found out neither Casey or her imaginary friends worked at Universal.

You told all this to your boss, Sgt. Allen and had her brought to Universal for this ruse?  What ruse?  I was trying to get information.

Melich say he couldn’t understand why the mother of a missing child would lie.  It didn’t make any sense.

Baez is his usual meandering self, but I believe he is building up to the, ‘they had murder on their minds’ theory.

When Casey admitted that she didn’t work at Universal, didn’t you think she was guilty of more than just lying?  No, we were looking at the inconsistencies in her stories, they were just strange.

OMG!  Baez asked if when in the conference room, if as he went to sit down, Casey said don’t, Zanny the nanny is there, what would you have done?

I am just dumbfounded!

Please don’t attempt this at home, folks!  Yikes!

Objection!  Sustained.

Baez, may we approach?

Sidebar.

Baez is just making this crap up as he goes along.  This has nothing to do with facts or evidence and I’m sure the jury is as lost as we are!

Baez is pouting at sidebar.

Judge Perry obviously is annoyed and sends the jury to lunch.

Judge Perry gives 2 cases to both sides to review on ‘good faith basis’ for asking questions.

Back in court and I thought I’d share – so nice that Casey has something to laugh about!

Baez back on cross, he tells the Judge he has other areas he wish to pursue.

This opportunity to speak with Ms. Anthony allowed you to confront her about the lies and imaginary friends.

You’ve had training on interrogating people?  Yes.

And this includes psychological methods?  Methods, not necessarily psychological.

It didn’t work with Ms. Anthony?  Oh, I disagree.  She admitted she lied, but still claimed the child was with the babysitter.

The imaginary sitter?  At the time we had no idea whether or not she existed.

You said Cindy was calling and blowing up your phone?  Yes/

You never heard from George?  No.

Cindy tells you about the pool ladder incident.  Yes.

And you can go back into the room now and question Casey Anthony.  Yes, I could have, but at the time it was just another piece of information.

You never questioned Casey about the pool?  I could have, but I didn’t.

So this important information, you never took the opportunity….

Objection!  Sidebar. Seems out of scope to me.

Question withdrawn.

Baez is trying to compress everything LE has come to know in the one interview at Universal!

Casey gave you her cell phone?  Yes.

She volunteered he computer?  Yes.

You collected Caylee’s items from Cindy Anthony?  Yes.

Did you get information that the hairbrush may not be Caylee’s?

Objection, hearsay!  Sustained.

You sent those items for DNA…

Objecton, out of scope!  Sustained.

Linda does a fine job clearing up the confusion Baez created.

Casey never bought into the pool accident?  No.

Ms. Anthony never changed the story from the nanny?  No.

Yuri released, subject to recall.

Linda shows the first jail visit video…Lee’s initial visit.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Baez has an objection and wants a sidebar!

Judge Perry says no…untimely

Remember these videos don’t show Baez in a good light and his ego is gonna take a well deserved hit here!

The jury hears the family has been writing to Casey and she hasn’t received anything.  The letters were given to Baez and nobody knows where they went!

Holy cow! The court officers are wheeling in bar carts!

Nah, just seeing if you’re paying attention!

Next video is lengthy so Judge Perry allows a ‘special’ recess – he’s the bomb!

Baez calls for a mistrial because there are negative comments about the defense counsel.

Linda Burdick says Baez’s original motion did not point to any areas of the tapes in question.

Judge Perry again says the deadline was December 30 2010.  Correct.

Baez agrees with Ms. Burdick even though hundreds of motions have been filed.  He feels obligated to raise the issue.  I have to bring it to your attention.

Judge Perry says he doesn’t fault him for bringing it up.

The tapes were sent to the defense in 2008.  The lost one was sent in 2009.

Judge asks if Baez asked to redact any portions?  No.

Tough noogies, you lose Mr. Baez!

Judge asks if Baez asked to redact any portions?  No.

Baez now wants a jury instruction.

Video 2  –  July 25 visit

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Casey cries some fake tears.  The video is scary because knowing what we know now, Casey drops all kinds of hints as to where Casey will be eventually found!

The next video is 45 minutes of Lee and Casey.  It is the code speak between Casey and Lee.

Jury says to go for it!

5:21 Court is called for the day for the jury!

Mason has filed a motion that he has never seen!!!!  It is signed by Finnell.  His office said it should be heard at 8:30.  Judge Perry asks if this is one they have already heard.  Mason says he doesn’t know if anything changed in it.

Perry says well, you better read it if you want it heard at 8:30am

OMG!  The defense just gave the State a new expert witness.  All the State got was a web download for Dr. Sally Karioth.  Lectures on Death In The Family!  She has never interviewed Casey. She hasn’t written a report even!

She’s being called to defend Casey’s ugly coping!  Smoke and mirrors!

Baez says the State gives him new witnesses and discovery all the time!

Baez says the witness is available to be deposed.

Hey, is this why another 100 hours was requsted for Jeanine Barrett the other day because ‘something new’ had cropped up?

Perry suggests a deposition but cites case-law that may not allow it.  Bereavement normally occurs after a body is found.  Casey’s ugly coping was months before!

Baez says this is something we just thought of and choose to pursue regardless of the insults by the State.

They also just got new discovery today – George’s medical records!

Holy crap!

This is smarmy and underhanded!

Perry says they can have a hearing at 8:30 or 1pm on Saturday.

5:40 pm we’re done!

Casey Anthony – Imaginarium

August 2005 ~ June 2008

Yesterday was one of the hardest days of testimony to get through.  Cindy’s pain was palpable as she sobbed on the witness stand.  It is amazing to think Casey had the strength to create and maintain all her imaginary friends.  She must have been exhausted keeping all those lies straight!

Casey was her usual pouty self, shooting those eye daggers at anyone who doesn’t tow her line.

Today we will find out how much, if any, leeway Judge Perry will give the State in presenting the 6 felony convictions.  To me, they have already shown Casey spending money like a drunken sailor, but to introduce the felony convictions that tie to Amy’s money being stolen while she was in Puerto Rico would have a huge impact on the jury.

And, Baez better have all the files in the court!  Actually, if he doesn’t, that will be fun too!

Jeff Ashton says the statements in the transcript show the hearsay comments about Eric Baker, Jeff Hopkins and asks whether or not the statements offered by the defense were offered as true.

Ashton withdrew his argument saying he would hold Huggins in his back pocket for future use.

Judge says we’re dealing with imaginary friends, lol.

Basically, if Baez goes off scope again, then deer season is open!

Judge Perry instructs them all to read several Florida State Statutes.  Be very careful, hearsay statements can have a devastating effect.

Amy retakes the stand to be crossed by Baez.

You were friends with Casey?  Yes.

In fact, it was only for 5 months?  Yes.

And much of that time, you didn’t see each other?  We called and texted.

These messages are from April 24 through July and you voluntarily gave these to LE?  Yes, I gave them my phone to download.

So this stack of text messages is a good example of your relationship?  I say it’s a pretty good example.

There is only one message that says Casey can’t go out because her mother couldn’t watch Caylee?  If that’s whats’ there.

In fact, there were many reasons Casey couldn’t go out other than Cindy?  Yes.

You testified about Casey’s relationship with Cindy?  From what I was told, it was one-sided.

You spoke of the smell in Casey’s car?  Yes.

The text is from the day Casey left the car at Amscot? Yes.

Is your memory a little fogged?  It was a long time ago.

You were drinking heavily then?  No more than anyone my age. 

You crashed your car when you were drinking and driving?  I stopped drinking 3 hours before I left and I’ve fallen asleep in the day on that stretch of road, it’s long and boring.

So, Amy is a big sloppy drunk now?

Baez is trying to bring in other accidents she has had, she glanced off a guardrail.

Like he never had any?  I say let’s pull his driving record!

Frank George objects as to improper impeachment.

Judge tells them to approach.

Objection sustained!

During that accident, you totaled your car?  Yes.

You had a bloody nose?  No really.

Did you have a head injury? No.

Did you text people to call you in 10 minutes in case you passed out?  I don’t know, did I?

Baez points to her depo.  Yes, I said I didn’t know if I hit my head.  I had never been hit by air bag.

Did it affect your memory?  No.

Did you ever see a doctor? No.

So you don’t know if it did?  No, I don’t think so.

You moved in with Ricardo?  Yes.

Did you go out with Jesse?  It wasn’t a date, date.  We got together to discuss finding Caylee.

Any other boyfriends of Casey’s you went out with?

Objection!  Sustained.

Were you at the Anthony home on June 16?  No.

There is nothing you can tell the jury as to what happened to Caylee?  No.

Baez is done and George has no redirect.  Amy is subject to recall.

Amy asks to say something – Judge calls a sidebar.

What a pig Baez is!  Amy is not a drunkard, a reckless driver and she didn’t chase Casey’s boyfriends for sloppy seconds, and btw, what the hell does that have to do with the fact Casey is on trial?  Talk about character assassination!

Judge Perry calls Amy to the sidebar!  She is very animated and finally leaves the courtroom with a big smile and she practically skips out!  Guess she’s on her way back to Barcelona!

Lee Anthony is called!  His is not working.  He was not living at home in June  2008.  June 18th through July 23rd he and Casey spoke several times.

In the beginning of July, did you visit your mom?  Yes because she asked me.

On July 3rd were you aware that your sister and niece were not out home?

Dot objects, hearsay.  Sustained.

Were you aware your mother had a MySpace account?  At some point.

Did you help her set it up?  No.

Lee takes us through looking for Casey on Church Street with Mallory and Danny.

Lee tried to get a hold of Casey by text message.  She didn’t respond so Lee asked Mallory to try to contact Casey, but not say she was with him.

He also left 1/2 a dozen phone messages.  Casey picked up and Lee asked where are you at?  Casey said she was busy and hung up on him.

Casey told Lee she was in Jacksonville!  Lee says he knew it was a lie!

She said she was with a friend at a Country Western bar.  He called her out on that as not true.

He asked about Caylee and Casey said a friend was watching her.  Casey continued to insist she was in Jacksonville.  Lee told her she needed to talk to mom and mom was worried about her and Caylee.

Dot keeps objecting as leading!

Yes, no questions are leading?

Lee never saw Casey that night.

Did you learn no one in your family hadn’t seen Casey for several weeks?   He didn’t look for Casey because Cindy asked him not to.

Did you believe at this time everything was under control?  Yes, he thought his mother had things under control.

Objection, improper impeachment.

Next time he saw Casey was July 16 because his dad called him.

Objection, hearsay.  Overruled.

Lee arrived at the house around 8pm.  He went through the garage and describes the smell of the car.  It was very potent, very strong.  He had to walk by the car to get into the house.  Cindy and Casey arrived about 5 minutes later.

Lee doesn’t remember what Casey said when she entered the house so George show him his deposition.

What was the first thing Casey said in your presence?  She wasn’t even sure why bother because nobody was even listening her.

He said Casey and Cindy were combative.

Casey said Caylee was with a nanny.

Did you ever know of a nanny?  No.

Casey said Caylee was already asleep for the evening and she didn’t want to disturb her.  This routine was what she was used to and she didn’t want to upset it.

Do you recall your answer to that question from your deposition?  No.

George shows him the depo.

Lee said in depo the routine was established for about 3 weeks.

Casey and Cindy argued in the bedroom for a couple of minutes.

Casey said they could get Caylee tomorrow.  It was always tomorrow.

Did you offer to go get Caylee that night?  Yes, but Casey said she didn’t think mom would allow it.

Dot is being a pain in the ass with her objections to almost every question and Lee doesn’t appear to have attended the come to Jesus meeting George and Cindy went to.  His cooperation is pretty minimal and one has to assume he is still defensive about his sister.

15 minute recess called.

Did you ask your sister, why won’t you let us see Caylee?  I don’t specifically recall.  Did you tell Det. Edwards what Casey said in your interview?

Dot wants to approach and Judge Perry says no at this time, he’s only refreshing his memory!

George shows him the interview.

Dot objects and proves what a noodge she is.  Perry calls them to the bench.

OK, here’s Dot’s game.  She objects based on her anticipating the questions George will ask!

Objection overruled!

Lee says Casey made a comment that she wasn’t telling because, maybe I’m a spiteful bitch!

Another sidebar is called.  WTH is Casey crying about?

Do you recall the statement you just read?  Yes.

Dot objects to Mr. George interrupting the answer.  Overruled.

Again George gives him the testimony.

Casey told him thrown it in her face that Casey was an unfit mother for Caylee and Casey said maybe I am.

I told her my mother said Caylee was a mistake…a great mistake or the best mistake Casey had ever made.

At this time are your frustrated with your sister?  Yes, nothing was making sense to me.

What wasn’t making sense?  Why can’t we get Caylee and why keep fight with mom?

George asks to approach Lee…Dot objects…another sidebar.

Ahhh, Casey cried after the, maybe I’m a spiteful bitch statement,   Kathi Belich reported 9 of the jurors were looking directly at Casey and didn’t look very happy with her…so fake tears to garner sympathy!

Lee talks about role-playing a cop with Casey.  This is when Casey finally said Caylee was missing for 31 days and was kidnapped by the nanny.  This was the first time he heard Zanny’s name.

Your sister was specific about the number of days?  Yes.

Was you mom present?  No, she came in at the end and she wasn’t happy.

Cindy asked what did you do?  We could have found her.

Objection!  Overruled.

Move to strike.

Casey said the last she saw Caylee was at Sawgrass apartments.  She was searching for Caylee herself.  She camped out and watched Sawgrass.  She went to stores and parks where Caylee had been before.  She told Lee she received a call from Caylee on July 15 and Casey told Caylee to put an adult on the phone.

Lee tried to get information from Casey and got Tony’s name and address.  He went to Tony’s.  He told Tony what was going on.  Lee took Casey’s laptop, duffel bag of clothes and a backpack.

The laptop was on, but went to a blue screen (screen of death) and he realized the computer had a virus. He could not reboot it.

George shows Lee a piece of evidence and Dot objects to calls for speculation and ask to approach.

Judge Perry has to be getting annoyed!  Defense seems very concerned with Lee’s testimony and is fight every step of the way to keep it out.

Back on record…

George shows Lee some receipts, ticket stubs, a photocopy of a note of his.

How many receipts, can you count?

Dot objects because of relevance.

There are 19 receipts.

Object.  Overruled.

Where did you get the receipts?

Object. Overruled.

They came from Casey’s bag.

Lee was present when the 3 bags were emptied.  The receipts were in the backpack.

Lee describes the police arriving and one officer went to Casey’s room and began questioning her.

George arrived within minutes before the police.

He spoke with Casey in the garage after the police arrived.

Was the car still there? Yes.  Still smell?  Still bad?  Yes.

He told Casey how awful the garage and car smelled.  It was difficult to stay in the garage due to the odor.

In the stuff he picked up from Tony, Lee didn’t see anything that belonged to Caylee!

George is done.

Sims on cross.

You are Casey’s older brother?  Correct.

July 3rd, you received 2 calls from your mother?  I may have gotten one call.  There was no mention of Caylee being missing. Correct.

On the 3rd you left for Chicago?  No, I think it was June.

July 15, 2008 you were present when your mother called the police?  Yes.

You did not believe a crime had been committed?

Objection.  Sustained.

The Pontiac was the car Casey drove?  Correct.

Your father had an extra set of keys that would have allowed him to access the car and trunk?  Yes.

When you were talking with Casey, you were whispering?  At one point.

She was crying?  Yes.

When you father arrived he didn’t go into Casey’s room and ask what was going on?  No.

Your father didn’t ask you what was going on?

Objection.  Sustained.

You were there during the confrontation?  Yes.

Your mother’s focus was why are we in this situation, not where is Caylee?  At that time, yes.

You believe the bags you picked up were packed by Mr. Lazzaro?

Objection!  Side-freakin-bar!

Have you any knowledge how you and Casey pack bags?  Yes.

You throw things, unfolded into bags?  Yes.

Did you have knowledge if Casey packed that bag?  No.

Your sister didn’t pack that bag?

Objection, Sustained.

The bags you picked up had no order, did they?  No.

Your father details and cleans the family cars?  Yes.

Every weekend?  Yes.

The laptop with the blue screen?  Mr. Lazzaro was there when you picked it up? Yes.

Mr. Lazzaro could have caused that screen to go blue?

Objection.  Sustained.

Observation:  I have no idea where Dot suddenly developed this soft, throaty, sexy voice!  She has never, ever used this voice during hearings!  I may just heave a bit!

George on redirect.

The call where your mom told you Casey and Caylee were missing…

Objection, hearsay.  Approach the bench.

When you testified your dad arrived before the police, were you all separated?  Eventually, yes.

When your sister told you this kidnap scenario did your focus shift from Casey to Caylee.  Yes.

Did Casey tell the police about the kidnapping?  Yes.

Did their focus shift? Yes.

Objection.  Overruled.

When you spoke with Det. Edwards about what Casey said…

Objection, exceeds scope.  Overruled.

Lee excused subject to recall.

Next witness, Brendon Fletcher.  OCSO Corporal who was the first officers who were sent to Casey’s house.  He arrived in a marked police vehicle.  He believed he was there because of a stolen car and a verbal confrontation of some sort.

He spoke to Cindy about the call to gather information.  Cindy, Casey and George were in the house.  George didn’t say much and Cindy was very upset.

Cindy said Caylee had been kidnapped.

Did you ask Casey questions?  Yes.

Was she responding to you?  No, initially.

Eventually,  Casey admitted Caylee was missing and Zanny had taken her.  She could remember the address by name, but was willing and able to show them.

He drove to the complex and Deputy Acevedo drove Casey.

Linda shows him a report he wrote and shows the apartment number as 210.  The apartment was empty.

Linda is done.

Baez says he’ll be brief!

The garage door was open at the home and the Pontiac was in there with the trunk open?  Yes.

And you walked in and out?  Not in and out, I walked into the house.

You did not observe any decomp odor?  No.

How many officers arrived?  3-4.

Did any say they smelled decomp?

Objection, hearsay.  Sustained.

Your report contains your observations and other.  No, just facts I observed?

Nowhere in your report did it say anything about decomp?

Objection.  Sustained!

OMG, Baez has no idea how police reports are generated!

Fletcher released and lunch is called!

Baez argues a motion that the State wants to introduce the jail visitations…he want to proffer which portions so they can speed the process of objecting.

Linda wants to play all portions of all videos.  Baez has had 3 years to file a motion and only mentioned today what he wanted to do.  We had a hearing in March.  I asked him to type out what he found objectionable and I would review.

Linda is pissed!

Did the defense review the tapes?  Yes, we’ve had them.

Judge Perry is pissed too!

We’ve had numerous hearings and the week before we went to Pinellas County I offered to hear any motions and there were deadlines.  Motion to be heard prior to December 31, 2010.

Baez says in the course of defending this case, we’ve had numerous issues we’ve had to litigate, we have not been sitting around doing nothing…

OK, Baez admits the defense are idiots and can’t get the job done in a timely manner.

Perry goes back to the deadlines and they failed to file a motion to suppress in a timely manner, you waive that right.  The problem doing it at this date is there is no time to redact the videos.  You have 5 lawyers (9 if you can’t those who have left!) over there that have had ample time.

Pretty much, you snooze, you lose!

What a sorry excuse the defense is!  Mr. Baez, your dunce cap is back from the cleaners!

Next witness, Adriana Acevedo.  She was dispatched to the Anthony home. 

Lt.. Hosey and Fletcher were at the house.

As we know from hearings, she knew Lee from school and is the officer who drove Casey to Sawgrass.

Casey willingly got into the marked police car to go to Sawgrass.  She was in the back of the vehicle.  She was told she could say she didn’t want to go, but never requested to be returned home.

Casey gave directions to Sawgrass and apartment 210.

Casey pointed to a specific apartment and then Acevedo took her home.

Cross

Baez asks what Cindy’s demeanor was like?  Upset.

Mr Anthony?  Calm, quiet.

Casey was fairly quiet.

Like Mr. Anthony?  Yes.

Was Casey handcuffed?  Not that I saw.

Casey was in the back cage of the car?  Yes.

Did you see the garage open?  Yes.

Did you smell an odor from the car?  I smelled an odor, but don’t know if it came from the car.

You didn’t recognize it as decomp?  It smelt like garbage.

You didn’t think CSI should be called?  No.

Redirect

The trunk was open?  I don’t know.

Do you have experience with the odor of decomp?  Not much.

So you couldn’t say if it was garbage or decomp?  No based on my experience

Witness released.

Acccckk, for about the 4th time today, the feed has dropped!  Storms have been moving through Orlando and all feeds are down!

Lt. Hosey is on the stand.

Casey told him that Caylee was at Sawgrass the last time she saw her.

Feed dropped again!

The bad thing is that Yuri Melich is waiting in the hall and we may miss his testimony!!!

Mason is on cross asks if he knew of any of the Anthony’s prior to being dispatched there?  No.

Mason is on his big, scary cars, uniforms and guns rant!

Feed dropped!

Hosey doesn’t remember Casey being handcuffed.

Mason bitchin about Casey in the back cage and all the ‘storm troopers’ running around the house.

At the house, was the garage open? Yes.

Was the trunk open?  Yes.

Did you smell a strong odor?  Yes.

Did you report that to CSI?  No.

Did you investigate the car?  No.

OFGS, they had a live, missing child they were looking for.

Was Casey advised of her Miranda rights?  I don’t know.

Could Casey get out of the cage of the car?  Yes, she could have told Officer Acevedo she wanted to get out.

Casey couldn’t open the door herself?  No, those doors don’t open from the inside.

Casey was led into her house by a full uniformed, gun-toting officer?

She was kept there with 3 deputies waiting for Yuri Melich?  They could have all been in the house.

So for one or two hours she was in the house with 3 deputies?  They weren’t necessarily all in the house at the same time.

Were you there when Det. Melich arrived and questioned Casey?  I don’t know how long I waited, the case now belonged to detectives.

You left with no evidence in your possession?  No.

Redirect.

Were you advised by Casey was alive, well and with a babysitter that should could not contact at that time?  Yes.

Did she advise that she didn’t want her mother to have contact with Caylee?  Yes.

Was Casey cooperative with you and your officers?  yes.

recross.

Was George calm?  When?

Anytime you were there?  Yes.

Did George tell you he was an ex-cop?  Yes.

Cindy was angry, upset and calm at times?  Yes.

Casey had a flat affect?  Yes.

You know what that means?  Yes.

Released!

Linda asks for a sidebar.

Yuri Melich next.

He arrived at the house around 4am and met Casey.  He knew Casey had given officers a written statement.  He identifies the statement.

He showed Casey the statement and she said she wrote it herself.

Linda asks to enter into evidence.

Baez objects as  Melich doesn’t know how the statement was obtained.  Not a proper predicate.

Overruled.

Baez jumps up with an additional objection and Perry tells him, it’s in now!  Then we renew previous objections.

Does anyone on the defense know law?

Published to the jury.

Linda asks Yuri to read Casey’s lie statement to the jury.  Casey doesn’t even flinch!

Where did you review that statement with Ms. Anthony?  In a spare bedroom.

Did Casey agree to speak with you?  Yes.

Did you tape the interview?  Yes.

Does the tape fairly reflect the conversation?  Yes.

Linda enters as evidence.

Baez objects.

Have you reviewed the transcript of the tape? Yes.

Published.

Hearing Casey’s lies in her own voice proves what a smooth operator she was!   Let your imagination run free!!!

After the statement did you and Casey head out to find those locations?  Yes.

The first location,  301 North Hillside, Casey pointed out 2 windows.  He found out later that Ricardo and Amy had lived across the street?  Casey didn’t tell him that!

They went to Sawgrass.to apartment 210.

The then went to Apartments at Conway.  This is supposedly a place Zanny lived.  Casey couldn’t remember which apartment.

There was a marked car traveling with them.

They left Conway around 6am and Yuri drove her home.

Did you begin an investigation then?   Yes.

No further questions.

Cross by Baez.  He wants to impeach Melich.  He wants to introduce info from Websleuths.  (When Yuri broke his leg, he visited the Yuri Melich Appreciation page a few times.  Not a thing about the case was said by him.)

Objection.  Sidebar…

Perry sends the jury out so they can resolve a legal issue.

Baez says Linda has a copy to which Linda says she has no copy, but if provided with one, she can review it when the court reviews it!

Another dirty move by the unprepared weasel!

All the time we’ve been doing this…Today is jackpot day for Baez looking like an ass of major proportions!

Judge Perry has reviewed the pages. 

Baez says the web pages show Melich self promotion and bias/credibility.

What are you talking about?  Just the engagement in this shows bias.

You’re saying he’s unprofessional?  Yes.

Judge Perry cites a bunch of cases regarding credibilty and impeachment.

Point to a specific instance of bias instead of this broad category.

9/29 Baez indicates Yuri uses the handle Dick Tracy, lol!

Perry can’t find the page, not in his pile.  Baez blames the copier for taking them out of order!  LMAO!

We’re going to utilize the ELMO.

Jeff says the blog shows no bias and isn’t relevant and not impeachment.

Anything else Mr. Baez?  Just that I disagree with Mr. Ashton.

Judge Perry rules…you lose Mr. Baez.

Baez also brought up a reprimand that he wants to question Yuri on. His supervisor reprimanded him for blogging.

How do these entries reference this case?  Yuri even posted that he can’t post about the case.

Baez is a complete Richard Cranium today, wasting everyone’s time.

He just doesn’t get it that Perry is telling him no!

I won’t ask Melich about this now, but may bring it up later.  I will warn the court if I do.

So, with all the time Dot spends on the computer in court, I’m guessing she’s the one tasked with searching the “worldwide” web for all this baseless drivel!

Baez gets that stupid smirk on his face every time the jury come in.  He looks like a damn maitre ‘d in a cheesy restaurant!

Yuri is called back!

He thought he was going to the home regarding a stolen vehicle.

Baez asks a series of questions that get objected to and the Judge sustains.

Was the garage door open?  I don’t recall.

Was the Pontiac in it?  I don’t recall.

Yuri says he was concerned about a missing child.

Someone told Yuri there was a bad odor from the car?

So you looked at the car?  No.

You never called CSI?  No.

When you got there, Casey was a suspect?  No, she was the mother of a missing child.

Did you tell Hosey to uncuff Casey?  I didn’t know she was cuffed.

You think her story is suspect.  Yes.

Missing child for 30 days?  Yes.

She’s not a suspect in your opinion?  No.

ZZZZZZZZ…Baez is getting nothing here.  If jurors wanted inference instead of facts or proof, this is the mother lode!

Baez is twisting and lying about Yuri’s report, line-by-line.  Yuri is professional and unshakable as always.

This picture of Yuri being questioned by Baez says it all, priceless! 

Were you told Casey had seizures?  No.

Did you get medical information on Casey?

Objection!

No further questions.

No redirect.  Excused, subject to recall.

Court ends for the day for the jurors.

Judge Perry says on Friday he will ask the State where they think they are and when they will wrap up..

Linda says they are about half way, but the forensics may take longer.  Looks like they need another week and a half to two weeks.

Baez now brings up JAC payment for defense travel for those who need it prior to travel.  There is a 5 day prior requirement from JAC – of course they don’t have the motions done!

See  you at 9am!

Casey Anthony – ‘Fasten Your Seatbelts, We’re In For A Bumpy Ride’

August 2005 ~ June 2008

The long weekend provided a much-needed break from the Casey Anthony trial, not that you could escape it completely!

I thought of Casey this morning and wondered how she spent the weekend after her meltdown when she began to realize she no longer had her mother wrapped around her little finger.

I also thought of George and Cindy and how they fared.  I have never been a fan, but do agree they have suffered enormously.  I have to wonder if they felt a bit of relief and lightness after this new, apparent resignation and acceptance of the darkness that shrouds Casey.

My thoughts also wandered to the defense.  My opinion is Baez has botched this trial from the get-go.  He is totally inept at cross and his arrogance and sarcasm have to be leaving a bad impression with the jury. I realize Mason is the required, ‘death penalty qualified’ attorney, but just what the heck is Cheney Mason doing?  Is he so beguiled by Casey or has he tried to mentor Baez to no avail?

Mark Lippman’s motion, allowing Lee to be present in court, will be heard because the defense is objecting.  Does Lee want to show support for his mom and dad and also now sees Casey for what she really is?

We will also hear Judge Perry’s decision as to whether Baez can get his mitts on George’s Grand Jury testimony.

Dot immediately engages Casey to keep her occupied.

Judge Perry tells Lippman to begin,  but Mason interrupted with some nonsense.

Lippman says it’s the same motion filed on behalf of Cindy and George.

Mason snottily denies having deposed Lee.  The State says they have Lee’s deposition and Baez and Andrea Lyon were present.  The defense opted not to take Lee’s deposition.

State has no objection to Le”s presence.

Mason, of course, argues the legislation may not know what they are writing.  They didn’t describe what next of kin covered – an uncle should not be included.

Where does it stop?  What if Mr. Anthony had already married the woman that testified?   He continues on to say it should be apparent that George’s testimony was colored after Mr. Birch testified!

Lee’s depo was taken July 30 2009.  Judge Perry finds Baez did, indeed, conduct cross at the deposition!

Judge Perry says too bad and allows Lee to be in court!  Strike 1 !

The Grand Jury testimony by George is withheld from the defense!  Judge Perry found no conflicting testimony!  Strike 2!

And so begins another banner day for Team Baez!

Cindy is  recalled.  Holy cow, Casey actually tried force a wee, phony grin at Cindy!

Linda Burdick asks about July 3rd.  The evening Cindy posted on MySpace.  Cindy spoke to Casey about the posting the next day.  Did you discuss that Caylee was missing?  That was a figure of speech.

Did you say you felt betrayed?  Yes and Casey said she just needed time away, that she loved me and wasn’t trying to get her upset.  Someday Casey would be moving out and I realized I was being selfish so I quit questioning.

You thought she was with a ‘wealthy’ man and that’s why you stopped questioning her?  Yes.

Did you discuss your feelings that she was jealous of you?

Objection, overruled.

Casey denied being jealous of Cindy.

You discussed her leaving without warning?  Yes.

Did you discuss you were the one who, raised, fed and clothed?

Objection, beyond scope.  Overruled.

Yes, I wrote all that so it would have an impact on Casey.

Casey told Cindy, she does need her space.

After that, she would text or call just to make sure everything was ok.

Casey always told Cindy that Caylee was napping or with Jeff’s mother, on a boat…just various places.

Cindy thought Casey was coming home after the 4th of July.  Casey said her car had problems and Jeff was going to take it to his mechanic while they were in Jacksonville.

Did you share with George that you were in touch with Casey on a daily basis?  Oh for sure, George inquired everyday.  Cindy told George to let it go and give Casey some space.

Cindy thought Casey would be home July 15.  That was the day George picked up the certified letter.  George called Cindy and she called Casey and told her she had lot of explaining to do.  Casey didn’t explain and Cindy said she needed to come home so they could talk things out.

Cindy and George went to the tow yard together.  Cindy didn’t go near the car till George said they had to get going because the car smelled.

George parked in the garage.  As Cindy walked to the car, Cindy asked what died in the car?  George told her there had been garbage in the trunk.  Cindy says they opened the trunk, hood and windows.  She saw Caylee’s babydoll and backpack, Casey’s purse, shoes and a pair of Casey’s pants.  Cindy took the pants, doll and Casey’s pants.  She wiped the doll’s face and hands with a Clorox wipe.  She sprayed almost a full can of Febreze in the car.

The smell in the car was pretty strong, but she never put anybody in trunk, in her mind.

Cindy has been exposed with decomposing flesh as a nurse.

You used the expression, what died to your husband,  at that point did you consider anything had died in the car?  No.

Linda shows Cindy a photo of the back of the Pontiac which she identifies.

Recess called because of technical difficulties with the photos appearing to the jury prior to be entered into evidence.

Cindy identifies photos of the front and the driver side and interior of the vehicle.

Baez says no objections and says a sidebar is required.  This is due to Cindy having slipped and mentioned a steak knife that was in the car which Linda cut her off on.

Jury to disregard the testimony regarding the steak knife!

You removed the slacks?  Yes.  They smelled like the car, so I put them in the laundry.

There is a photo of the back seat with shoes, the boots and a dryer sheet.

Did you put the dryer sheet there?  Yes.

Cindy admits during her deposition she couldn’t remember about putting the dryer sheet there, but her memories started to come back.

Linda approaches with the depo and has Cindy read.

Baez objects, overruled.

On the day of the depo I explained I was under stress and changing medications.

Did you say you had no reason to put the dryer sheet there?  I was under stress.

Objection, impeachment!  Overruled.

Have a feeling there will be a ton of impeachment going on here!

Cindy identifies Caylee’s doll, Casey’s purse, the backpack and the blue bin in a photo which was turned over to LE.

Cindy is really starting to breakdown now.

Cindy admits going through Casey’s purse  and emptying an envelope containing Amy’s resumes.

She also looked through the backpack.  Photo shown and Cindy identifies.

Cindy removed Caylee’s toothbrush, comb, but placed them back later.

Cindy admits brushing her hand in the trunk and throwing out some pieces of debris in the trunk.

Cindy went to work and left the opened car in the garage.  She tried reaching Casey, but couldn’t get an answer.  She explained to co-workers a little bit about the car.  Her Director finally told her to go home.

The co-workers knew she hadn’t seen Caylee in a while.

Did you tell your co-workers it smelled like something had died in the car?  Yes. It was a figure of speech.

She went home and again tried to reach Casey.  She also sent a text to Casey saying there was a major problem.

She then got in touch with Amy and picked her up at the Florida Mall. Cindy told Amy she hadn’t seen Caylee and Casey was lying.  Amy brought Cindy to Tony’s.

Cindy asked Casey what she was doing there and said they needed to talk.  Casey said Caylee was with the nanny.  Cindy said, well we’re going to go get her.

Casey left with Cindy, but made reference to returning to Tony’s.  Cindy said fine, but not until we get things resolved.

Cindy continued to ask where Caylee was, but stopped because she didn’t want to embarrass Casey or Amy.

After they dropped Amy off Cindy told Casey she needed to start answering her questions.  Casey stated to make excuses why it wasn’t a good idea to see Caylee now.

Casey asked Cindy to take her back to Tony’s.  Cindy said she wasn’t going anywhere.  Cindy drove to the police station, but it was closed.  They continued to argue and Cindy called 911. 

Linda prepares to play the tape of the call.

Oops bench conference!  These have already been ruled admissible, so I don’t know what the heck Baez has an issue with!

Judge calls for a ‘special’ recess.

Sure as heck, Baez wants them held as hearsay.  Linda argues they were excited utterances.  OFGS, we did this at hearing!

Judge Perry is trying to craft an instruction that the tapes have limited scope of statements of crimes, ie theft and stolen car.

Mason doesn’t want portions of the tapes played at all.  Someone tell this old fool we already held hearings on this evidence!  Mason demands to see the final version…Perry hasn’t even finished writing it!

Now Mason says he’d prefer none of it got played!

Linda enters the 911 call.  Perry reads the stipulation that the tape is verified as a true copy of the 911 call.

Call 1 is published to the jury.   Cindy begins to weep.

Cindy drove home and Lee was waiting for them.  Cindy explained a bit of what was going on to Lee.

Casey refused to take Cindy to see Caylee saying it wasn’t a good time to disturb Caylee.

2nd 911 call is published to the jury.

Did police respond to that second call?   Not fast enough.

Cindy says she was getting angrier and angrier.  Lee and Casey were in Casey’s room and Cindy heard Casey tell Lee that Caylee had been missing for 31 days.

Cindy is in full breakdown mode.   It is brutal watching Cindy’s anguish.  If only she had reacted like this 2 years ago!

She’s says she then made the third call then.

Cindy begs Judge Perry for a break.  She has to be assisted from the stand and out to the hall.  George puts his arm around her as they exit the courtroom.

Word has it that Casey never even flinched during the playing of the calls.

Cindy is back on the stand.

Mrs. Anthony on that call you can be heard addressing someone else, was that your husband?  Yes.

What was his reaction?  Shock.  I collapsed in his arms and he was just trying to hold me up.

The first deputies arrived.  Cindy gave them a written statement.

She remembers Casey speaking to a deputy.

The Pontiac was turned over to LE the next day as well as the knapsack, doll.

She turned over the home computer as well as the laptop.

She gave LE some items that the ‘nanny’ had some contact with.

She gave DNA and hair samples to Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Lee worked to set up a tip line.

The family set up a command center to get the word out about Caylee.

After her arrest, Casey called home from jail on July 14.

Call is published.

Jury must be feeling real warm and fuzzy about Casey at this point!  The lies getting piled higher and deeper and Casey has her usual nasty, pouty face on.

Linda Burdick is done and Judge Perry calls lunch!

Cross ought to set off some fireworks!

Baez on cross.

Mrs.  Anthony is it true you and Casey are alike?  Yes.

You raised Casey to be caring and loving?  Yes.

You raised her to tell the truth?  I thought I did.

How was Casey as a mother?  She was great and it came naturally to her.

Caylee adored Casey.

You never saw Casey abuse or torture Caylee?  No.

Caylee never went without food or anything?  No.

Cindy identifies a photo of she and Casey at Rick’s wedding.  She didn’t believe Casey was pregnant at that time, but Rick asked if she might be pregnant.  Cindy told him no.

Baez’s snark just leaked out!

The large, protruding belly wasn’t from sports? She wasn’t participating in sports.

You’re aware Casey has been on jail for 3 years.  Yes, I’m aware every day.

She’s been sedentary for 3 years?  I haven’t been close enough to see her.  I don’t know what she is and isn’t allowed to do.

Your honor, may I have Ms. Anthony stand for Mrs. Anthony to identify her?

OK, Baez, here’s the deal…Cindy didn’t know or want to assume her daughter was pregnant then.  Having Cindy compare her belly to today is just stupid and obnoxious.  Get over your damned self, you mo mo!

Objection!  Sidebar.

Casey asked to stand.  Cindy told to stand down and look at her.

Casey doesn’t have a protruding belly like she had at the wedding.

When Casey went to the doctor a few days before the wedding because she might possibly have an ovarian cyst due to bloating, not feeling well.

She went to a gyno for the first time when she was 19.

That must make Cindy a bad mom!

Do you know when she had her 1st sexual partner?

Objection!  Sustained.

Who is Caylee’s father?

Objection.  Overruled, to the extent the answer comes from Casey.

Now, about Casey’s imaginary friends.  Well, let me ask this..

Casey told Cindy the father was Jesse Grund!  You found out it wasn’t Jesse?  Yes.

She then gave the name of Eric Baker and he was 2 years younger than Casey and it was a one-night-stand.  He was from Kentucky.

Did you want to meet Eric Baker?  No.

After Caylee’s 2nd birthday Casey called Cindy to say Eric Baker died in a car crash and Caylee. had a half-brother.

Do you think Eric Baker exists?

Objection.

Baez asks again and Judge Perry tells Baez to move on!

Cindy tells how she knew about Jeff.  He worked IT at Universal and had a little boy.  Casey was confiding in him about her problems with Jesse.

Have you come to find out Jeff doesn’t exist?  If you’re telling me that now, I guess so.

Did you meet Jeff’s mother?  We were supposed to, but never did.

Did you have a phone number for her?  Yes.

Did you ever call her?  No, had no reason to.

Casey told Cindy Jeff’s mom had cancer.

Now, Zach’s mother was deceased?  Yes.

So Caylee’s father was deceased?  Yes.  And Zach’s mother was deceased/  Yes.

And Casey wanted to move in with Jeff and Zach and become a family?  Yes.

Did you plan a bbque?  Yes?  We also had plans to go to SeaWorld.  All the events got cancelled the day of.

Did it ever occur to you these people weren’t real?  No.

Did it ever occur to you all these people were imaginary?  I never thought they were imaginary.

Same deal about Juliette and Annabelle Lewis.

It’s sad how trusting Cindy was of her sneaking, lying daughter.

Same with Raquel Farrell.

Now we move to Zanny.

Saw no photo, never spoke to her, but knew the name since 2006 – same time she heard about Jeff.

You had no idea that Zanny was not a real person?  No I did not.

Zanny told Cindy about Zanny moving.  Zanny’s mother, Gloria, was ill with heart issues.  After Zach left, Zanny took up bartending to make ends meet.

Zanny’s sister was Samantha and had kids.

Cindy didn’t know, meet or speak with Samantha or Gloria.

Do you have any information they are anything but imaginary people?  I just found out they are imaginary, six weeks ago.

You hired Dominick Casey?  He worked for you.  After you had the falling out with him, he volunteered to help look for Casey.

Did you order Dominick to follow someone in Puerto Rico?

Objection, hearsay!  Sustained.

Do you believe Caylee was flown by private jet to Puerto Rico?

Objection!  Sustained.

When did you find out Casey wasn’t going to graduate?

Objection! Sustained.

I swear to God, Baez pays absolutely no attention to testimony as it happens!

Did you tell LE that Zanny might be Amy or Jesse?  Yes.

Did you testify to giving LE Zanny’s number?  Yes I did.

The number Cindy thought was Zanny’s turned out to be another f Casey’s friends.

Do you believe Caylee is alive?

Objection, relevance!  Sustained.

Did you testify Caylee could get out of your house easily?  I may have.

Did you tell LE that Caylee may have drowned?

Objection!  Sustained!

Did you tell Det. Melich about the ladder incident.  At some point I may have told them about the ladder was on the pool and the side gate was open.

It alarmed you?  Yes, the dogs were in the yard and I didn’t want them run out to the street.

You told co-workers somebody was swimming in your pool?  I may have mentioned it because it wasn’t George or me.

June 15, you and Caylee went swimming?  Yes.

You took the ladder down after you were done?  Yes.

Are you 100% sure?   As certain as I can be.

Did you recall speaking with Steph Watts?  Yes, he was with media outside my home.

Did you meet Mark Fuhrman?   Yes.

Did you invite them into your home?  Yes, Fuhrman offered his help.

Did you give them a tour of the backyard?  Yes.

Did you tell them you forgot to talk the ladder down?  No I did not.

Now Baez is back to the certified letter that was stuck in the front door.

God, he’s all over the friggin place.  Just wandering around the case and not getting anywhere!  They only point to all this is the point that can be found on top of Baez’s head!

What Baez has proven is that Casey powered tripped by lying.  If she didn’t know the difference between right and wrong, then she wouldn’t have had to lie, now would she?

Have you ever testified the car smelled like a dead body to get the police there quicker?  Yes.

Judge Perry calls a ‘special’ recess.

I think that means everyone should get medicated…pop ’em if ya got ’em!

Perry takes the bench and Mason immediately pops up and wants to approach!  Give me a damn break!

The calls from Casey at 4pm on the 16th…there were 6 in 4 minutes?  I’ don’t know.

Objection!  Sustained.

You worked for Gentiva?  Yes.

You have health insurance?  I did have insurance.

Baez wasnt to play a portion of the 3rd 911 call.

This is where he’ll say George didn’t say a word when Cindy said Caylee was missing!

Yup, that was exactly where he went! Baez will allude George already knew Caylee was dead and therefore said nothing.

You and Lee did all the questioning of Casey?  Yes.

George never questioned her?  By then, the Sheriff’s Office arrived.

Indians had a form of torture/death where they staked a person out in the desert, under the burning sun, tied a leather band around the forehead and dripped water on it.  As the water dried, the leather would shrink until it blew apart the person’s head.  Baez has perfected the method minus the stakes and leather strip!

Baez is now heading down a road about Cindy and George making money off the case and is making a fool of himself.

Book deals, movie deals, etc?  No.

What a sleaze! Baez got more money than they did!

Re-direct and a bench conference is called.

Caylee always had food, clothing and shelter?  Yes.

Cindy admits she provided food, clothing and the home where Caylee lived.

Has Casey’s weight fluctuated over the time she has been incarcerated?  Yes.

Caylee could not have put the ladder to the pool up by herself.

Baez keeps objecting and getting overruled!

Linda skillfully debunks all the crap Baez put out there.

Baez on re-cross. (Sigh)

The car smelled like nothing you had smelled before?  Correct.

You smelled dead bodies before?  Yes.

Did you call police with the small?  I did not believe it was a body.

You thought it was garbage?  Yes.

You told Ms. Burdick Casey’s lies began when Caylee was born?  Yes.

Do recall her graduation?  Yes.

Did you plan a party?  Yes.

But you found out that Casey wasn’t going to graduate?  The day before?

She was going to graduate, but couldn’t walk with the class.

So that was before Caylee was born?  Yes.

Cindy released, subject to recall.

State wants the 6 felony convictions against Casey presented.  Baez objects, but wants more time to investigate, hearsay?  I have no clue as to Baez’s argument!

Linda must have understood the argument because she says Baez elicited  answers from Cindy, hearsay statements.

Judge sends the jury out to resolve some matters out of their hearing.

Judge Perry says the burden is on the defense.  He will let Baez argue in the morning re:  Huggins rulings.  OMG!  Perry presided over that case!

You and the State, each have 10 minutes to argue in the morning.  The jury will only be told there are 6 prior convictions, but only to go to credibility of Casey.

Amy Huiznega is next.  Direct should take 30-40 minutes.

Baez says they need time.  He had no prior notice and he isn’t sure he has the file here.  He thought she was in Barcelona.

Linda say she is taking Amy out of turn, but informed Baez she would be here off the cruise ship over the weekend!

Judge asks, where is her file? In Kissimmee.  OMG! 

Perry says if they break now,  he will work them a full day on Saturday.

I gave you secured areas for your files and you haven’t put anything there.  I will not accept any further delays.

You’re not sequestered, but the jury is and they wanted to work Memorial Day and you did not!

We will hear direct testimony today, but don’t dare push my buttons again! (Paraphrase)

Amy is called.

She ‘was’ close friends with Casey.  Also with Ricardo Morales.

Perry calls them to the bench.

She believed Casey was an event coordinator at Universal, but never saw any Universal ID.

Between phone, text, MySpace, they had contact almost daily.

Amy saw Caylee on a few occasions at Ricardo’s.  Casey at times couldn’t go out with them because of Caylee.  Casey would put her to bed and the they would hang out.

January, February and March time frame, Casey couldn’t go out around once a week.

She was aware of the Casey, Ricardo breakup.

In May 2008, Casey and Amy made plans to move in together.

Did Casey and you go and look at an apartment or house?  There was, but it didn’t work out.

Casey told her she was taking over the mortgage payments on her parent’s house.

Amy wanted to meet Cindy, but that never happened either.

Casey told Amy that Cindy was going to watch Caylee and then couldn’t.  It happened quite often in the May 2008 time period and Casey’s frustration was mounting.

A message from Casey to Amy is identified by Amy.  Frank George moves to enter.

Baez objects to relevance and improper authentication.

Object, overruled.

The message says, my mom owes me, I’ll definitely will be there.    Casey was annoyed because her mother wouldn’t watch Casey.

Things were strained between Casey and Cindy.  Casey told Amy that Cindy said she was a bad mother, but didn’t understand why.

June 2008, she moved into Ricardo’s because she had wrecked her car and she could walk to work from there.

Casey was going to give Amy a ride to Jacksonville so she could pick up a car from her uncle.

June 13, Casey said there were family problems and she was going to the hospital with her dad and could give her a ride.

Casey wanted Amy to go to Fusian that night, but she didn’t go.

For 3 weeks in June, Amy never say Casey, but the called and texted.

Casey told Amy she had flat tires, ran out of gas twice and there was a really bad smell from the car.

Casey spoke about the smell in the car for a week and that maybe her dad ran over an animal when he borrowed the car.

Casey told her the smell was getting worse.

Casey told Amy the second time she ran out of gas she left her car was parked at Amscot and hoped she didn’t get towed.

June 30 Casey showed up at the apartment really early in the morning, she was not expected.

Casey was really frustrated with Cindy and said she was trying to keep Caylee out of the home because of problems at home.  George and Cindy were having problems and considering divorce because George had cheated on Cindy.

Amy believed she was moving into Casey’s in July.  At least twice Amy planned out moving, but both times it got cancelled.  Casey eventually told her Cindy backed-out of the deal of giving the house to Casey.

Baez objects.  Baez says the questioning is speculative and he moves to strike all.

When Casey showed up on the 30th, she ended up staying for a week!  Amy was uncomfortable because it wasn’t her place.

The Puerto Rico trip comes up.

Sidebar.

Amy was picked up by Casey in Amy’s car.  Amy dropped Casey off at Tony’s.

JP and Amy went to the Florida Mall where Amy received a call from Cindy who was very frightened.

She describes taking Cindy to Tony’s.

Amy motioned to Casey to come outside.  Cindy was angry and confrontational.

“It was a massive explosion between mother and daughter.”

Casey agreed to take Cindy to Caylee, only after a lot of persuasion.

Objection!  Overruled.

They leave the apartment complex.  Amy sat in the back of the car and Casey sat in front.

Casey would only say Caylee was with the nanny.  She pretty much crossed her arms and glared.

Frank George is done.

Judge Perry will release the jury for the day.

Judge says for the hearing tomorrow, they will get copies of today’s transcripts sometime this evening.  He lays out the ground rules for the hearing.

Back at 8:30 am.

Drinks on the house!

Casey Anthony – A Contentious Week Draws To A Close

August 2005 ~ June 2008

Yesterday was a tough day of testimony to sit through, mainly because of Jose Baez!  His cross of Simon Birch and George Anthony was shameful to put it mildly.  I have to wonder what the jury thinks of Baez and his snotty, sarcastic, bullying!

Now, I realize the defense’s intention is to sow seeds of doubt, but it seems in the Baez/Mason rule book, planting doubt equate to license to lie in court!

I also wonder what they think of his meandering questions, apparent lack of organization and his continual attempts to cross on areas out of the scope of direct testimony.  He’s gotten caught at that so many times, surely the jury must be thinking this is his first trial!

He had better tread softly this morning because the jury will be a bit cranky after the Tampa Bay Lightning lost their bid to entry to the Stanley Cup.  The Bruins pulled off a 1-0 win last night!

Advice to Mr. Baez.  Do quit your day job, please!

Well, at least Casey is dressed more appropriately today!  She spends a lot of time chattering away to Dot.

Judge Perry welcomes the jury.

Tony Lazzaro is recalled again.

Frank George shows Tony a photo of a registration form from FullSail which he identifies.

While Tony was in NY, he kept in contact with Casey daily.  He returned July 5 and Casey picked him up.  Her demeanor was the same as usual.  They went to Buffalo Wings that night.  From the 5th to the 15th, Casey stayed at Tony’s apartment, her behavior and demeanor never changed.

George gives Tony a receipt from Blockbuster with his name on it, dated 6-18-08.  He rented Jumper and…

Baez objects to relevancy.  Judge asks for the receipt and calls them to a sidebar…here we go again!

Tony is given the receipt again and Tony apologizes and says the date was actually 6-16, the 18th was the return date.  The movies were rented at 7:18pm.

Back to sidebar again!

July 15  Tony was home with Nate.  Casey was also there. Amy knocked on the door and she and Casey walked outside.  The door flung open, Casey came running in and Cindy was standing at the door.  He invited Cindy in.  Casey and Cindy were arguing.  Tony said they were pretty shocked.  Cindy and Casey left and Tony figured Casey was in trouble.

Tony waited and called her phone and realized Casey’s phone was in the apartment.  Tony called Amy then.  The next visitor was a Deputy and Tony turned over Casey’s cell phone.

The same Deputy returned within an hour and Tony allowed him to search the apartment for 1/2 hour.  He didn’t take anything.

Lee showed up between 9pm and 12.  Tony said Lee was very concerned. Lee had called Tony earlier, so he already knew what was going on.Tony gave Lee a bag of Casey’s clothes and laptop.

Tony said when Lee had left he remembers being surprised at what had happened in a few hours.

On the 16th Casey sent Tony a text.  Tony identifies the text message between Casey and Tony.

George moves to evidence and publishes to the jury.

Casey’s message is, “I’m so sorry for not telling you what happened.  We obviously need to talk.  I love you.”

Tony asked where is Caylee?

Casey replies, I don’t know.

Tony says, you don’t know are you serious?

Casey says I’ve been filling reports and driving around with police.  I’m the worst ‘effin person in the world.

Tony asked why she lied.

Casey says she lied to everyone.

Tony says he will do whatever he can to help her family and the cops.

Casey says the most important thing is to get my daughter back.

Tony asks who this, Zanny the nanny is?

Casey says she met her 4 years ago through her friend Jeff.

You can tell this is upsetting to Tony!

Casey told him she dropped Caylee at Zany’s Sawgrass apartment at the bottom of the stairs.

If they don’t find her, guess who spends an eternity in jail?

Why didn’t you tell anyway?  Casey didn’t respond.

He spoke to Casey on the phone shortly after that.  His first question was where is Caylee?  Casey replied she didn’t know.

Tony says he felt lied to, betrayed.

He asked how can you not know where your daughter?  I don’t know.  He says the conversation went nowhere and he got aggravated and hung up the phone and went to class.

Cross…

This conversation is pretty bizarre?  Yes.

A slap in the face of reality?  Yes.

In the messages she acts like Caylee is still alive?  Yes.

She shows concern for her family…

Objection, sustained.

Baez asks again!  Perry says the objection was sustained!

Tony is finally released.

Cindy Anthony is called.

Cindy glances at Casey and then closes her eyes.

Linda Burdick takes Cindy through the early years when they moved to Florida.

Both her kids attended Hidden Oaks School at the end of their street.  It’s approximately a five-minute walk.

8-9-05, Caylee was born.  Cindy found out on 6-30-05 that Casey was pregnant.

Linda brings up the wedding of Cindy’s brother on June 8, 2005.  This is where brother Rick confronted Cindy.  Cindy didn’t suspect that Casey was pregnant.  Casey always had female problems, bloating being one.  Casey put on a little weight, 5-10 pounds, but Cindy still didn’t suspect.

When they found out Casey was pregnant, they were excited.  They called all the family and planned a shower.  They created a nursery for Caylee and it was done in a Winnie the Pooh theme.

Cindy identifies a photo of Caylee’s bed and breaks into tears.

Cindy’s biggest problem is she can’t give a concise answer…she rambles on-and-on.

The photo is entered into evidence and gets published.

Did you have Winnie the Pooh curtains, sheet, baby blankets?  Yes.

There are 3 sets of sliding glass doors in the house that allow access to the yard and patio.

They don’t use the front door, they go through the garage.

An overhead photo of the house is shown which Cindy identifies.  The entire yard is fenced.

Entered and published.

Photos of the front and of the side of the house are published.  The pool is visible and Cindy says the pool is about 4-5 foot high.

Caylee’s playhouse is shown and Cindy cries while describing it.

Judge Perry calls a recess

Casey appears to be crying and very angry, ok furious, about Cindy’s testimony!  Dot is trying to calm her down.  Mason even has Lisbeth speak to her.  This outburst didn’t take place while the jury was present!

Cindy retakes the stand.

Casey is glaring at her with great disdain!

They are discussing the sliding glass doors and they have flip locks.  Each also has a screen door.  The screen doors were usually closed.

The patio has 2 screen doors to get out to the yard.  The doors have locks.

Because Caylee was a toddler, they child-proofed the door handles, cabinets and outlets.

Casey always lived in the Anthony home.  Up until June 2008 Caylee was never away for more than 24 hours.  Cindy saw her most everyday.

Cindy’s birthday was in June and she took vacation that week.  She wanted to spend it with Caylee and for the most part she did.  Father’s day 2008, Cindy took Caylee to see her great-grandfather.  Cindy believed Casey was working that day.  Lee had moved out already so she assumed he and Mallory had plans.  George had to work that day.

Cindy identifies the photographs she took of Caylee that day.  They had lunch at her mom’s home.  They returned home between 4 and 5pm.  Caylee wanted to go swimming so they went and played in the pool.

There is a ladder that attached to the pool to climb in.  They were religious about removing the ladder when Caylee became a toddler.  The lip of the pool where the ladder attached is about 4 foot high.  The ladder was something Caylee could not have managed the ladder by herself.

They stayed in the pool for an hour or so.  Caylee wore a life jacket over her suit.  Casey came home so they got out of the pool and went into the house.

That evening was very emotional because Cindy’s dad was not doing well and hospice had been called.  She and Casey watched the videos and the pictures.  Casey and Cindy cried.

Cindy believes Casey probably transferred the video and pictures to the computer.

After June 15, 2008, Cindy never saw Caylee again.  When she left for work at 7am, she believed Caylee was in the house.  She believed Casey had a job as an event coordinator at Universal.  Sometimes she worked in the days but mostly often in the evening.

You believed this because that’s was Casey told you?  Yes.

She also wore her lanyard and I saw emails from her boss.

Cindy visited Casey at Universal and saw pictures of her at work.  This was before Caylee was born!

Cindy believed on June 16th, Zanny the nanny was the babysitter.  She didn’t know Zanny’s full name.  Casey started talking about Zanny in June 2006.  Jeff Hopkins who worked with Casey said his girlfriend, Zanny, watched his kid and offered to have her watch Caylee when she needed her.

Lauren, who also watched Caylee, was somebody Cindy knew and had met.  Cindy never met or saw Zanny.  She knew Zanny had several different addresses based on what Casey told her.

Casey didn’t have to contribute financially to the home other than cooking, cleaning, yard work.

Did you ever look for Zanny?  Yes.

Until when?  Until about 6 weeks ago!

June 16th, Casey said she and Caylee were going to stay at Zanny’s that night.

On June 17th she didn’t see Casey or Caylee because they were staying with Zanny again.  June 18, Casey told her they were going to Tampa with Zanny, Juliette Lewis and her daughter Annabelle.

Casey just kept coming up for reason they were staying in Tampa.  On June 23rd Casey wove her infamous Zanny’s car accident.

June 24th, Cindy remembers the she break in and the George had called the Orange County Sheriffs Office before noon.  On a call with Casey, Cindy told Casey about the break in and the gas cans were stolen.  Later George told her he ran into Casey at the house that day.  Casey explained that away by saying she drove to Zanny’s apartment to get her insurance info and take it back to the hospital because Zanny was being admitted.

10 minute recess called.

Jury returns and Linda asks to approach the bench.

Cindy began sleeping with “Teddy”, the teddy bear.  4-5 nights later, Teddy was missing!   She told Casey it was missing, but can’t remember when.

Cindy didn’t see Casey and Caylee on the 25th, 26th, or 27th.  They were supposed to come home on the 27th.  Casey never showed.  Casey called and said she was called into work and she would come home that evening.  Casey called that evening and said Jeff Hopkins was in town and she was going to have dinner with he and his son, Zachary.  Casey and Caylee spent the night with Jeff.   Cindy says she never met Jeff and Zachary.  They made plans several times, but none panned-out.

Cindy was off work from June 30 through the 4th of July.  Casey and Caylee didn’t come home during that time.  Cindy says she did have communication every day with Casey.  Cindy had expected to have Caylee at home the week she was off.  Casey told her that she was working a pool event for kids at Universal.  Casey told her she couldn’t come because it was reservation only.  Cindy bought the story.

Cindy drove to Universal, July 3rd because she had money issues and wanted to talk to Casey and see Caylee.  She went to Universal guest services and called Casey on her cell and told her she was there.  Casey admitted she wasn’t at Universal, she was in Jacksonville at Jeff’s condo.  Cindy was completely shocked.  Casey said she was rekindling her romance with Jeff!  Cindy had no real idea if Casey was in Jacksonville because Casey had lied to her so many times over the past few days.

July 3rd Cindy spoke to a friend of Casey’s who said he was meeting up with Casey in Jacksonville.  Cindy asked Lee if he knew where Casey was.  He didn’t know.

July 3rd, Cindy created the MySpace account.  She says she was angry and felt betrayed so she was venting on the posting.  It was a way of her writing to Casey about how she felt.

Linda shows her the MySpace posting which Cindy identifies.  It contains a photo that Cindy said she didn’t put there.

Linda moves to enter, Baez objects.  Judge Perry has them approach.

Objection sustained.

Cindy spoke to Casey about the MySpace a few days later and Casey never responded.  Casey said Cindy was being hard on her and anybody could see it, the post wasn’t private.

I told her briefly that I felt…

Objection, approach!

Judge Perry decides to recess for the day.  They will be entertained for the holiday and return on Tuesday at 9am.

Mark Lippman has a motion that needs to be heard because the defense will be objecting.  It will be heard on Tuesday at 8:30 am!

Judge also says he has ‘that Grand Jury thing’ to read and he will have an answer for them Tuesday!

Casey and her lawyers all exit to the back room!

Have a great weekend!

On Memorial Day, take a moment to stop and remember those who have served and those who presently serve.

Freedom Isn’t Free!

Casey Anthony – ‘Nothing Is Certain But Death And Taxes’

August 2005 ~ June 2008

As the title says, the Casey Anthony case has both! Casey’s life is hanging in the balance and the IRS now wants a piece of Casey.  Funny how karma works!

I still can’t, for the life of me, understand what the heck the defense is doing by asking every one of Casey’s last group of ‘friends’ if they knew how Caylee died, when she died, etc.  Seriously, what does that prove except what the State has already laid-out?  Casey was a cold-hearted bitch living the ‘Bella Vita’!

Oh, and in case you missed it, Judge Perry informed the jury they would not be working Memorial Day!

Some housekeeping early this morning:

Baez asks for a mistrial – Perry says no!  Big surprise, huh?

Motions for investigative hours, 100 more hours for Jeanine Barrett for the penalty phase, more transcription services.

Judge Perry puts the court in recess until 9am.

I totally wanted to gag while Casey was fidgeting with her blouse, adjusting her bra and the ‘girls’ in an effort to expose as much chest as she could.  Not sure the sexy look is a good thing to go for when you are on trial for murdering a little child!  Ah well, once a pig, always a pig!

Lee is in court today, he arrived with Mallory.

Judge Perry informs the jury they will indeed, get to see the Tampa Bay Lightning – Boston Bruins hockey game tonight!  The outcome of the game will determine if the Lightning moves to the Stanley Cup finals

Mallory Parker is called!

Interestingly, Mark Lippman has moved through the gate and up behind the prosecution.  Appears he gave up his gallery seat to Lee.

Mallory said she and Casey weren’t close but they did check in with each other.  She has a good relationship with Cindy and George.

Were you made aware that Casey was not in the house?  Not in June, early July.  She was told by Lee, Casey was not around.  Mallory tried texting Casey asking if she was in downtown Orlando.  She, Lee and Danny Alvarez went looking for Casey on Church Street – the bar and club area.

Mallory believes she sent 5-6 text messages.  Casey never stated she was downtown, but asked if she was with Lee and she didn’t want the family to worry about her and just wanted her space.

Mallory asked if Casey was coming over on the weekend and if she was going to bring the baby.  Casey said she would try.

They never located Casey on July 3rd.  She had no contact with Casey up until July 16th.

What was George and Cindy’s demeanor during July?

Objection, sustained.

Baez on cross.

You went looking for Casey because Cindy Anthony requested it?

Objection, sustained.

You went with Lee downtown and you were aware that Cindy wanted him to?  Yes.

Mallory says Casey and Caylee had a special bond – she breaks down crying at this point.

Did Caylee ever go without food?   No.

Did you ever see Casey hit or torture Caylee?  No.

She is excused.

Judge Perry calls the attorneys to the bench.

William Waters is next.

32, unemployed engineer.  He met Casey on July 4, 2008 at a party he threw.  He worked with Amy at Houlihans.  Amy and Casey decorated his house.

He said Casey was polite and they had a normal conversation.  Casey told him she had a daughter.

Did she tell you her daughter was missing?  No.

She was kidnapped?  No.

She was looking for her?  No.

He identifies a photo he took of Casey and Amy on July 4.

Frank George moves to enter into evidence.

Baez objects – no prior disclosure and it’s cumulative.

Back to the bench!

Photo admitted over objections and it is published.

During the party did she talk about her child?  Just that she had a daughter.

During the fireworks, Casey was on the phone with her boyfriend.  He heard her tell Tony she didn’t want him to move to NY.  She was angry after she hung up.

Casey was drinking.  Her demeanor was carefree, no longer angry.

The party ended 1:30 2am.

He got Casey’s phone number because they planned to go to Ikea.

July 5th Casey showed up around 8am in Amy’s car.  He was not expecting her that early.  Casey told him her own car was in the shop.

Casey appeared spunky, good attitude.

Did she tell you her daughter was missing?  No.

Her daughter was kidnapped?  No.

They went to Target and Ikea. Casey window-shopped furniture because she and another friend with a child were going to move to a house and have a live-in nanny.

Casey to him she was an event coordinator at Universal and did a lot of work from home.

They had lunch and then went back to his house.

He and Casey were to go to dinner and take a helicopter ride a few days later. It never happened because she messaged that she was tied up with a “nanaw”.  Nobody knows what a nanaw is!

He never saw her again after July 5th.

Were you interested in Casey?  Not really.

Cross…

You had just met Casey and you were aware she was an event planner and she loved her job?  Yes.

You know that’s not true?  Yes.

In Casey’s world, she was happy with her life?  Yes.

She went shopping for furniture?  Yes.

Did she ever say she was faking shopping? No.

Do you have information about June 16th when Caylee drown?  No.

Any information about where she died?  No.

Excused.

Frank George informs the court the defense and State have entered into several stipulations regarding several videos from the June to July time-frame.  Baez says they agree to the authenticity of the videos, but they still require foundation.  Judge Perry looks a bit puzzled and call them to sidebar.

Sidebar ends and Judge Perry sends the jury on recess.

Baez objects to the videos for showing lack of remorse and relevance.

Linda Burdick says the videos don’t demonstrate Casey’s mood but her actions.  They show she was not looking for her daughter.

Baez also now claims cumulative because all week the State has brought witnesses how have said she was not looking for her child.

Judge Perry overrules.

Baez again objects to a video that shows Casey buying beer – improper character evidence, relevance, lack of remorse, proper state of mind.

George says Casey was over 21 and there is nothing inherently bad in purchasing beer!

When Casey returned from recess, she was sorta crying!  Why?  Anybody’s guess!

Stipulation read and George shows the jury a video of Casey at Target on June 30, 2008.

Well almost, the tech has been called in to see why the video isn’t playing, lol.   They have a multitude of problems so they switch to reading all the stipulations.  Ah, maybe the one disc was bad because the others play!

Next video would be June 30 at J C Penney and it is published to the jury.  Casey seen checking out with several items.

Next, July 1, J C Penney video.  Casey again seen at the cashier with someone who appears might be Amy.

Ikea on July 5.  Casey seen entering and leaving Ikea.

Target on July 7, 2008.  Casey seen at cashier with Amy(?).

Target on July 8.  Casey seen buying groceries and beer and writing a check.

Target, July 10.  Casey buying underwear, sunglasses, the infamous blue hoodie, clothing articles and writing another check.

Target again on July 10.  More groceries, more beer, more check writing.

WinnDixie, July 12.  Groceries, check writing.

WinnDixie, July 15.  Another bad dvd.

Bank of America, July 15.  Another bad dvd.

Blockbuster, July 15.  Another bad dvd.

The State will be able to publish the bad dvd’s when they resolve the technical issues.

Amy’s money went pretty far!

Kathrine Sanchez is called.

Linda Burdick on direct.  District manager for Amscot.  She worked at Golden Rod and Colonial where Casey abandoned the Pontiac.

A photo of Amscot is entered into evidence and published.  Pappa Johns and Quiznos is next door.  A photo of the dumpster is shown.

She saw the Pontiac parked next to the dumpster on June 27.  The car was backed in.  June 28th, Saturday, the car was still there.  She walked around the vehicle and wrote down the tag number.  She didn’t see a note saying the car was broken down.  She recalls a blanket in the back seat, but can’t remember anything else.  She reported the car as abandoned in the lot.  She called her compliance officer and he said to wait one more day.  She called Johnson’s Towing on June 30.  She did not smell the car but could smell the garbage dumpster.

Cross…

The surveillance cameras are where?  I really don’t know.

The cameras are visual to the public?  Yes.

There are there for employee safety?  Yes.

You smelled no distinct difference from the dumpster?  No.

Released.

Simon Birch is called.

He now lives in Wisconsin.  He was Johnson Wrecking Ops manager in 2008.  The property was fenced and inside that was another fenced area and a garage.  He confirms Johnson’s received the Pontiac from Amscot.

Stipulation from the State and defense confirms the car being kept at Johnson’s.

Birch id’s the tow receipts, the impound record, a copy of the title and George Anthony’s id, needed to retrieve the car.

He did a visual inspection of the car and when he put his hand against the window to block the sun and peer in, he detected a strong odor coming from the car.  In the past, he has had 7-8 times where he had to deal with fatalities in vehicles.  He knows decomposition odor.  It doesn’t smell anything like rotting garbage!  Decomposition is a very unique, distinctive smell.

He recalls George and Cindy came to pick up the car and Cindy was very agitated and complained about how expensive it was and why they weren’t notified sooner.  Procedures were followed correctly and the mail was just a roll of the dice about the holiday and weekend.

Judge Perry breaks for lunch.

Casey still can’t stop the hair grooming and putting her hands in her shirt…geez!

Court resumes with an immediate sidebar!  I’m sure my neighbors just heard me scream a obscenity!

Say, novel idea!  Install stools at the side bench.  We seem to spend more time there than anywhere else!

Simon Birch retakes the stand.

Linda establishes car storage was $20 or $25 a day.

Birch took George to the lot where the Pontiac was parked.

George was chatting and apologized for his wife’s outburst.  He said he hadn’t seen his granddaughter and his daughter was missing and he was troubled.  Birch basically just let him vent.

George had the keys to the car and Birch instructed him how to exit the lot

George opened the car and the car wouldn’t start.  When the door opened, the potent, eye-opening smell came out.  Birch, in his mind, knew it was decomp, but he didn’t say that to George, he just said that’s pretty ripe.

Birch didn’t say anything to George because he saw no reason to upset him further.

The car cranked over, but wouldn’t start because it was out of gas.  Birch describes the infamous metal gas can.

George put gas in the car.  Birch saw nothing in the car that would have caused the stench.  Birch suggested they open the trunk.  The odor that came out of the trunk was overwhelming.  There was a garbage bag in the trunk and some flies flew out.  They opened the bag, a drawstring bag, it contained a pizza box and papers.  The bag was very light.  They found nothing that would have created the smell.  Birch offered to dispose of the bag in his dumpster.  He threw the bag over the fence intending to put it in the dumpster after George left.

Cross…

Baez asks, by law, you have to send out a notice by the 4th day?  Yes.

The Anthony’s told you they had been out-of-town for a couple of days?  Yes.

Mr. Anthony told you his granddaughter was missing when you walked to the car?  Yes.

And, you immediately smelled decomposition.  Yes.

Baez brings out Birch’s deposition to determine if they opened the trunk or filled up the gas first. They opened the trunk before the gas.

You gave the deposition in October 2008.  That accounts for your confusion.

You have experience with the smell of decomposition as well as wast management so you are the perfect expert on the smells?  I wouldn’t say perfect, but I’ve had a lot of experience.

You would never obstruct justice?   No.

You would never allow a person to drive away with evidence in it?  No.

You tow for the police?  Yes, sir.

You never called the police?  No sir.

You picked up the car from the Anthony home?  Yes.

He had no idea why the car was towed to forensics.

You didn’t see the car being processed by CSI broadcast on TV?  Not that day.

Police didn’t interview until July 24?  Correct.

Baez keeps trying to get Birch to admit he knew Caylee was missing and there was an odor coming from the car because it was all over the news.  Birch said he did.

Baez is back to Birch’s interaction with George.

I hate when he does this jumping all over the place!

Linda on redirect.

You did call the police before your statement?  Yes, the next morning when I saw the Anthony’s on the television.  He went to the dumpster to look for the bag because it might have been evidence.

Once the bag was out of the car for several minutes, did the smell follow the bag?  No.

Objection, leading.  Overruled!

OFGS!  Baez drags out the poster board calendar.  He keeps going over the form letter sent to the Anthony’s.  I don’t know how many times Birch has said he doesn’t do the letters, the main office does!

When you talked with the detective about the garbage you told him about the pizza box?  You told him you saw the story of the pizza box on TV.  It was either or, he may have remembered seeing it in the bag or from the TV.

Excused.

George Anthony is recalled.

Jeff on direct.

Georges tells of receiving the notice that was at the front door.  Cindy found it on Sunday.  They Anthony’s don’t use the front door to enter the house.

George was concerned that the car was towed on the 30 because he thought Casey had the car in Jacksonville.  Cindy told him that was where Casey was.

Did you make any assumptions as to why the cars was left some place?  Yes I was concerned.

George says he always brings gas along when he has to pick up someone’s car.

George tells his version of picking up the car.

He said there was a strong odor coming from the car and he was concerned because he recognized the smell of decomp.  He hadn’t seen Casey or Caylee in a while and he didn’t want to believe they might be in the trunk.

When he opened the driver side door, the odor was much stronger.  He didn’t see any blood in the car and that relieved him a bit.  George rolled own the windows and tried to start the car but it was out of gas.

He unlocked the trunk, George said, please God don’t let this be Casey or Caylee.  He saw the garbage bag, Armand Hammer bottle, maggots, pizza box.  George was relieved there was no body in the trunk.

Birch removed the bag from the trunk.  George never touched the bag, but it was yellow transparent material so he could see items on the bag.

He put gas in the car and the drove home.  The garbage bag was gone but the smell was still overwhelming.

When they got home he put the car in the garage.  He opened the windows, the trunk and hood to air it out.  It was raining so he could leave the car out.

George maintained the car.  Vacuum, wash, oil change.  George did notice a subtle stain in the trunk about the size of a basketball.  Did it look like a liquid was spilled or a pattern?

Objection, leading.  Overruled.

George noticed the car was messy inside.

Ashton shows George several pictures of the car interior which he identifies.  Moved into evidence.

George had to go to work.  Cindy said she would get a hold of Casey.

Judge Perry calls a ‘special’ recess!

Baez on cross…

He makes George come down and write on his damn calendar board.

The letter was sent around the 4th and should have arrived on the 7th?  I guess.

You live a mile and a half from the tow yard?  Yes.

Well how long does it take for mail to get to you from a mile and a half?  No idea.

Cindy got the notice from the front door?  Yes.

Where on the door?  I assume between the screen and the glass.

You pick up the mail?  Yes.

Have you ever gotten one of these notices before?  Over the years, yes.

Ever have a problem with the post office not delivering things to you?  I don’t think so.

That entire week, you only got one notice?

Objection!  Sustained.

You never received a second notice at your home?  No.

You ever receive a final notice at your home?

Objection.

So you are only aware of one notice to your home?  Yes.

You can see the front door if you’re standing in your driveway?  Basically, yes.

Did you call Amscot that day?  After I got to work in the early evening.

Did you call Mr. Birch and let him know you called Amscot?  No.

So there is no way Mr. Birch could have known the car was at Amscot for 3 days?  No.

What tow yard have you ever gone to with gas cans?  I’ve done it many times.

Was it a lucky guess the car was out of gas?

Objection!  Sustained.

Baez is a snarky bastard.

Did the gas can have duct tape on it?  I don’t know which can I took.

Do you know if the round cylinder can tank have duct tape on it July 15?

Objection!  Sustained.

Judge Perry says Mr. Anthony said he didn’t know!

The last time you spoke to Casey was June 24th?  Yes.

You told people at the tow yard your granddaughter was missing?  I didn’t know she was missing.

You told people your granddaughter was missing.  I told one person.

Baez is twisting and lying about George’s direct testimony.  He is trying his damnedest to push George’s buttons.

You asked Mr. Birch to open the trunk with you?  No.

Baez starts reading George’s testimony from 2 years ago.

Ashton is totally annoyed by Baez’s despicable behavior and asks to approach!

Have I told you today, how much I loath Baez?

You asked Mr. Birch to come to the trunk with you because you wanted a witness?  You wanted to distance yourself from any evidence?

Objection, argumentative.

Overruled.

I would be a stand-up guy and taken care of anything.

“Cause you are a stand-up guy?”  I think I’m a pretty good guy.

You smelled an even stronger smell of decomp when you opened the trunk?

I found a plastic bag.

I’m not asking you what you found.  You found a stronger smell in the trunk?  I answered you several times.

George says Baez is badgering him!

The car smelled like a dead body and you didn’t call the police?  No.

You didn’t call your daughter to see if she and Caylee was ok?  No.

If you smell decomp in a car and you have people missing you call the police, don’t you?  I didn’t know anyone was missing.

Moving that car you may have destroyed evidence?  It wasn’t evidence at that time.

You drive the car home and aired it out, but didn’t call the police?  No.

You didn’t tell anyone at work about the car?  No.

Baez just went off scope of direct for the 4th time again.  He either doesn’t know courtroom procedure, pay attention during direct testimony or he’s just plain dumb as dirt!

This is the poorest excuse for a lawyer I’ve ever seen!

Sidebar.

George is visibly upset with Baez.

You drove the car home and went to work and didn’t call the police because you knew Caylee was dead?  No.

You knew as a former police officer the best was way to distance yourself…

Objection!  Sustained.

Jeff on redirect…

Baez asked about distancing himself from evidence?  Yes.

Hypothetical.  If Caylee drowned and you took the little girl’s body and dumped it in the swamp there would be no evidence in the car?  No.

Objection, leading.

Jeff is done.

George is released, subject to recall.

George and Ashton both walked out of court.

Anthony Lazzaro is recalled.

Frank George asks what L7 tone means.  It is Tony instant messaging handle.  Casey’s was Casey O’Marie.

Tony is shown several conversations between he and Casey.  Tony says they are true and accurate.

Move to evidence, but Baez objects and wants to argue at the bench because the message are for an extensive period of time, April to June, 2008.

At this rate, it may be Christmas before the jury gets this case…sigh.

Judge Perry has some concerns about the whole thing.  What is the purpose of this because as the defense says it begins April 28.

George says the April and May 5th can be removed.  George says he would begin June 10th.

That message refers to a sexual act and Judge Perry asks what that has to do with this.

George says he is on page 3, not 2.

Judge Perry says the messages are not relevant and prejudicial.

George says it shows Casey couldn’t do what she wanted prior to June 16 because she was held back by her parents and Caylee…leads to motive for murder.

Judge Perry says than the next question would be why didn’t she murder her parents?

Because this is going to take quite a while to go through the pages of instant messages, Judge Perry has Tony stand down and he releases the jury for the day at 4:43 pm.

He jokes with the jury about the Lightning game tonight and a gentleman on the jury thanks the Judge for arranging the telecast of the game!  Judge Perry tells them not to stay up too late because they have to be back at 9am!

George says they won’t be introducing the messages at this time.

Linda informs the court the just received a supplemental witness list and says the defense has been trying to get them information and they will determine whether they will object at a later time.

Jeff asks for a discussion on another matter at the bench!

So, I’m ending here and will catch you for the half day session tomorrow!

Casey Anthony – Justice Can Be a Bitch

TMZ reports the IRS has filed a tax lien against Anthony for failing to pay $68, 520 in federal taxes for the year 2008!

Those pesky photo licensing fees come back to haunt her and Baez!

Gotta love it!

Casey Anthony – Trial By Bench Conference

August 2005 ~ June 2008

Do you wonder what the jurors think about all the trips to bench?  Are they impressed with Mr. Baez’s lawyering or are the just as annoyed as we are?

Baez did some weird stuff yesterday, like when he tried to goad Jamie into saying she was jealous or ticked-off at Casey for living in the apartment while Clint was living there.  What the heck was the purpose?  Was he hoping for an opening to accuse Jamie of drowning Caylee in the pool on June 16th?  Was a head-scratcher to me.

His bizarre questioning of Tony regarding shopping at J C Penney was probably his attempt at sarcasm, but made him look like a complete fool!  Did Casey buy a gun?  Did Casey buy duct tape?  Did Casey say she was going to kill someone?  Just plain stupid, Mr. Baez!

Looks like they forgot to tell Casey to button up today!

Poor Tony Lazzaro is back on the hot seat.  He doesn’t even glance in Casey’s direction.

Baez asks if Tony see Caylee laughing with Casey?  Yes.

Did you ever see Casey hug Caylee?  Yes.

9;03 am already an objection from Mr. George, sustained.

Tony describes Caylee as a sweet, bright child who loved Dora the Explorer.

Tony doesn’t remember any duct tape on the gas can.

Next Baez asks about the photos taken at Fusian.

Man, Baez is all over the place!

Young men like yourself want to go to a club where pretty girls are dancing?  Yes.

The photos are put on the internet to draw business?  Yes.

You told us about you and Casey sharing secrets.  Was it told to you before Casey got arrested?  Yes.

Mr. George asks to approach. 

I believe this is beyond scope.  This is obviously touchy because this is a very lengthy sidebar!

Your relationship with Casey got pretty intense in June and July?  Intense how?

You spent more time together?  Yes.

Casey told you she loved you?   Yes.

Did you tell her you loved her?  Yes.

You would talk on the phone all the time and text?  Yes.

The two of you would talk at all hours of the night and text?  Yes.

When the news broke about this you were completely shocked?  Yes.

Casey’s behavior prior to and post June 16th bothers you?  Yes.

And still bothers you that she never told you anything?  Yes.

Redirect.

George asks about the gas cans and what the looked like.  Red, small.

Tony now says he doesn’t remember duct tape on the cans, it could have been there.

Yesterday Mr. Baez asked about an interview on October 8th?   Yes.

Back to the day they took the gas cans.

Casey put the gas in the car, the trunk was closed and Tony was toward the front of the car.  He could smell the gas.  Then Tony gave Casey the second can and started walking toward his car and the trunk was still closed.  When she got done putting the gas in the car, she opened her trunk and he started to walk back.  He could see the rubber lining of the trunk lid.  He could not see into the trunk.

Recross.

When the police questioned you, you knew the trunk was significant?  Yes.

You told them there was no smell?  Correct.

Excused, subject to recall.

George Anthony is recalled by Jeff Ashton.

The State has been smart to only delve into one area with the witnesses and then recall them to probe another area.  Very strategic and methodical!

Were you home on June 24th?  Yes.  I had errands to do and a job interview.  He was going to do yard work and as he walked to the shed he found the lock had been broken.

Jeff puts up a diagram of the house and yard.  Baez objects saying no prior disclosure.  He’s never seen this before.  Ashton asks to approach.

It’s gonna be one of those days again!

Received into evidence.

It shows the playhouse, pool, 3 sheds.

The lock was broken and when George opened the shed he found the lock inside and noted both gas cans were gone and none of the power tools were missing.  He found it strange and decided to call the police and make a report around 10:30 am and an officer arrived shortly after.

George went out and bought 2 plastic gas cans, but didn’t get the lawn mowed.

George hadn’t seen Casey since the 16th, but she came home around 2pm on the 24th. 

Casey didn’t realize George took the day off!

George heard the garage door open and Casey walked in.  George’s car was in the garage.

George was surprised and happy to see her.  Casey seemed surprised to see George.  He asked about her and how Caylee was.

George told Casey he went to mow the lawn and there was no gas.  Casey said, I don’t know what to tell you.

You thought she may have taken the gas?  Yes.

To see how Casey would react, George said he wanted the metal block from her trunk to work on Cindy’s car.  Casey said she would get it.  George said I have a key and he went to the garage.  Casey rushed past door and said I’ll get it!  Casey ran to her car, opened the trunk and slammed the gas cans down and said, here’s your ‘effin cans.

George says he was mortified when he caught her.  He was annoyed she broke into the shed and took the cans and told her they would talk later.

Casey’s car was in the driveway and when she opened the trunk she slammed it closed too fast for George to see in.  He only smelled gas from the cans, nothing else.

George is shown a photo of the gas can.  It has duct tape on the vent cap area.  The cap was missing when Casey gave him back the cans.

He identifies the Pontiac as Casey’s car.

Cross.

Baez asks for morning recess instead.  It was only 9:55, so I wonder if Jeff threw Baez for a loop?

Baez asks if George knew that Casey would take gas from the gas cans previously?  Yes, we talked about it.

You told her not to take the cans, you would give her the money for gas?  Yes.

You were annoyed with Casey taking gas prior to the 24th?  Yes.

Caylee lived with you all her life?  Yes.

There is a sound problem so they go off the record to figure out what is going on.

The last time you saw your granddaughter was June 16?  Correct.

On June 24th you called the police to report gas cans missing?  Yes.

Not to report your granddaughter was missing?  She wasn’t missing then.

Did you tell the police your granddaughter is missing?  No.

Did you tell the deputy your daughter was missing?  No.

The argument you had with her.  She came in a hurry and told you she had to go to work?  Yes.

She didn’t want you near the trunk?  Yes.

You didn’t smell anything?  No.

When she gave you the gas cans, they had no duct tape?  No.

You could see in her trunk?  No, I could not.

Do you recall speaking to the FBI on July 30th?  I spoke to them several times, I don’t remember the day.

You told the FBI you were in back of the car and could see clothes in the trunk?  I don’t remember that, but if it’s in there, I guess.

So on direct examination you were wrong when you said you didn’t see into trunk?

Objection, argumentative.

When Casey gave you the gas cans there was no duct tape?  Which one?

Baez shows the picture of the gas can.  George said there was no tape when Casey gave him the can.

You cut your grass every week?  Every other week, 10 days, it depends.

Do you recall…

Ashton objects because it doesn’t qualify as an inconsistent statement.  Judge Perry calls them to the bench.

You try to mow your lawn every week or 10 days?  Yes.

On June 24th your lawn needed mowing?  Yes.

Between June 24th and August 1st did you mow your lawn?  I’m sure I must have.

Baez wants George to stand down in front of a large June calendar.  He marks the last time he saw Caylee and the day he went to cut the grass.

Now a July calendar and George marks the date Caylee was reported missing.

Ha!  George just told Baez he is not being argumentative, but he is throwing stuff all over the place!  Couldn’t agree more!  Baez can’t do cross to save his life.

George is getting testy because of Baez’s nonsense.

We saw Baez do this crap with calling a witness off the stand to write on his overblown charts during the Frye hearings!

Baez is getting snarky with George and George asks him to treat him with some respect and he will give Baez respect back!

Baez goes to an August 5th deposition in the State Attorney’s office.

George told the State he didn’t put the tape on the can.  The second occasion the cans were taken, a larger piece of tape was on the can that he did not place there!

Ashton objects, Baez asks to approach and Judge Perry says no.

Baez starts reading from the deposition which Judge Perry just said not to do.

Ashton objects again.  A not so happy Judge calls them to the bench!

Baez asks if the can…objection!

Perry asks if they all heard anything he said at sidebar.  He sends the jury out.

Perry says the picture of the gas can is not in evidence and you can’t ask questions.

Baez asks that George be sent out of the room.  Perry says no.

Baez says he wants to proffer how he will get to that, but out of the witness presence.  Perry says no.

Judge Perry wants Tony brought in regarding proffer of his testimony.  Tony isn’t there because Mr. George let him go to lunch because he didn’t think he would be needed again until the court returned from lunch.  Judge Perry says, I told him to wait outside.  Mr. George says he asked for an early lunch.  Judge Perry said ‘don’t do that again’!

What a freakin circus!

Jury back in and a weary George Anthony retakes the stand.

Baez asks do you remember Det. Wells coming to the house after your daughter was arrested?  It could be.

Do your remember giving Det. Wells a tour of your backyard?  Possibly.

Did you open the shed?  I may have.

How many shovels are in the shed? 3 or 4.

When you showed the shed to detectives did you tell them about the argument you had with Casey?  I don’t recall.

Baez is stepping out of the scope of testimony.

Did you tell detectives about the smell in the car on the 17th?  I don’t recall.

Baez asks an improper question about George being in the courtroom for all the testimony.  Judge Perry says do not go there.

You were excused from sequestration?

Mr. Baez approach the sidebar.  Perry is pissed!

Baez is done and Ashton on redirect.

The gas can you gave to law enforcement, did they give that back the next day?  It came back pretty quick.

In December did the importance of the gas can become clear?  Yes.

The can was  taken the second time in December but from July until December it was kept in the shed.

When you spoke to the FBI, did they cover a broad range of subjects?  Yes.

Recross…

You knew on June 24th these gas cans were going to become an important issue in this case?

Objection.  Sustained.

You sit here and claim when your reported the gas cans missing on the 24th of June…

Objection.  Sustained!

George is released.

Ricardo Morales is next.

27, lives in Illinois, is married and has a child.

He met Casey June 2007 at a party.  He started dating Casey in February 2008.  Casey told him she worked at Universal as an event coordinator.  Her job required her to give tours at Universal and Island of Adventures.  She talked about Juliette and her boss, Tom.  He knew about Caylee.  He and Casey broke up in April.  Casey used to stay over 4-5 nights a week.  Caylee stayed there also.

Caylee slept in the bed between Ricardo and Casey.  Casey brought clothes and toiletries every time she came over and took them home each day.

Ricardo identifies a picture of Casey and Caylee in his bedroom in late January because Caylee had a bruise under her eye.

Baez objects.  Overruled, foundation.

George moves the photo to evidence.  Baez objects.  Perry calls them to the bench.

Baez didn’t want the picture shown unless the bruise was airbrushed and he wanted it cropped so nobody would know it was Ricardo’s bedroom!

Picture does not come in.

You and Casey broke up in 2008, but remained friends?  Yes.

He never met Cindy or George, but he had been to the house because Casey invited him for breakfast.  George and Cindy were not home.

On June 7th Casey and Caylee spent the night.  June 9th and 10th they also spent the night.  June 10th was the last time he saw Caylee.  The next time he saw Casey was July 1st.  During that time period he had 1 or 2 text messages from Casey.

During that time, did Casey say her daughter was missing?  No.

Was kidnapped?  No.

That anything bad happened to her?  No.

Amy Huizenga wrecked her car and was sleeping on his couch.  He said Amy and Casey were going to move into Casey’s house.

On July 1st he woke up and found Casey was at his house, he didn’t know when she arrived.  He was surprised to see her.

Casey’s demeanor was the same as it was in early June.

He talks about the trip to Puerto Rico and believes Casey was invited, but he never believed Casey would go.

He next saw Casey July 15th when she picked them up at the airport.  Her demeanor was the same, happy, smiling, normal Casey.

The jury sent Judge Perry several notes:

At the end of the presentations are the jury the numbers the same as the are now?

Can the alternates go home after the presentations?

Perry will not answer these so as not to let them know who the alternates are!  He understands they’d like to go home, but they trial may not (hint) last as long as predicted.  He’ll know better at the end of next week!

Jurors who keep diaries, can they still do that?

They can as long as it has nothing to do with the trial.

Can they have pretzels in the jury room?

Can they watch the Tampa Lightning game Friday?

It is not shown in Orlando, but the Judge is trying to make arrangements to have it taped for them.

They break for lunch until 1:30.

Ricardo takes the witness stand again.

Baez says the State is limiting Ricardo’s testimony and the defense wants to take Morales out of turn so Morales doesn’t have to come back.  He doesn’t know if Morales was paid to travel by the State and considering Ms. Anthony’s indigency, he wants to go into areas out-of-order.  The State agrees.

The photo in Ricardo’s room is stipulated to by both sides that the bruise on Caylee’s face was not from neglect or abuse.  It will be read to the jury prior to being published.  Now Baez says it should be read after it’s published to the jury.

Ricardo sold the pictures he took of Caylee to The Globe.  He received about $4k.

The photo is moved to evidence.  Judge Perry reads the stipulation.

Another photo is shown to Morales of Casey and Caylee that he took.

Frank George moves it into evidence and it’s published to the jury.

Cross by Baez.

You started dating Casey in February 2008?  Yes.

Till when?  The middle of April 2008.

Baez shows him the photo “Win her over with Chloroform” from his MySpace account.

Entered into evidence and published to the jury.

Dopey didn’t print the photo out and that needs to get done for the clerk!

This photo was posted on your MySpace in March 2008?  Yes.

You were dating Casey at the time?  Yes.

Why did you post it?  I found it humorous at the time.

Did you discuss chloroform with Casey?  No.

The Globe sought you out because you had photographs of Casey?  Yes.

Casey and Caylee stayed with you 3-4 nights a week?

Caylee slept between you?  No, Casey slept in the middle.

beside selling photographs and posting the chloroform picture on MySapce is there anything you can testify to about what happened to Caylee?   In terms of Casey, no.

You weren’t intimate with Casey with Caylee in the bed?  No.

Redirect…

Do you have any idea when you uploaded that picture Mr. Baez showed you?  Sometime in 2008.

Morales only recalls one night that he woke up that Caylee was not in the bed.  Casey said she got a phone call in the night and took Caylee home.

Recross.

Did you see Casey and Caylee interact?  Yes.

Did Caylee ever go hungry?  No.

Was Casey a good mother to her?  From what I saw.

Did you ever see Casey angry with Caylee?  Only when she was trying to put her to sleep. like any mother.

Witness excused.

Melissa England is called.

Baez complains they have to go find her file…good grief!  Baez never had the files moved into the area of the courtroom that Judge Perry set aside for them, they are back in a conference room!

Lives in Boston and markets software.

She went to high school with Troy Brown and she dated him for a while.

She knew Casey’s name from Troy.  She came to Orlando to visit Troy in July 2008.  She met Casey at the club Voyage on July 2nd.  Casey was very friendly and outgoing.

Troy had to work July 3rd.  Casey offered to take her shopping while Troy was at work.

Casey never told her she had a daughter, but she knew that from Troy.

Casey never said, her daughter was missing, kidnapped, she was looking for her.

Casey told her she was getting a tattoo and offered to take her.  Melissa didn’t go.

They went to their friend JP’s and Casey was already there.

Casey and Melissa left and Casey drove.  It was Tony’s jeep and Casey said her car was in the shop.

Melissa met Amy that night as well.

Casey told her that Amy lost some money the night before while sleep walking…

Baez objects and asks to approach…sigh…

I was just thinking how many poor souls got caught in Casey’s wake!

Objection sustained.

Where did you go?  Target and the Florida Mall.

Casey got a call and Melissa could tell she was having an argument on the phone because she sound irritated.  The call had something to do with money issues and she heard the word nanny.  Melissa asked if she was ok and Casey said she just had an argument with her mother.

She talked about Tony a lot, but didn’t talk about Caylee.

Casey spent a bunch of time texting while at the mall.  Casey told her it was work and they needed something.  Casey told her she was an event coordinator.  Funny thing, Melissa was an event coordinator at the time!

The topic of Caylee never came up, nor did the nanny.

They went to the restaurant where Amy worked, Houlihans.  It was just Casey and her.  Casey said she was thinking of leaving Orlando because the school system wasn’t great and she wanted Caylee to get a good education.

After dinner they picked up Troy at work and went back to JP’s house.  Casey called friends and said she could come get them because she had car trouble or a flat tire.  She threw the phone down on the console and said, ‘ oh my God, I’m such a good liar!’

They went out drinking at Chargers and Casey was happy-go-lucky.  Casey never mentioned Caylee.

Casey received several calls and Casey seemed distraught and was upset and crying.  The calls were from Lee!  Casey said she wanted to leave.

They all parted ways for the night, but talked about going bowling with her, Caylee and Tony the next day.  Casey thought it was a good idea.

Melissa never saw Casey after July 3rd.

Cross?

You live in North Carolina?  No, Boston.

The State paid for your flight?  Yes.

Your hotel?  Yes.

Can you tell the jury how Caylee died?

Objection.

Casey didn’t tell you about her missing daughter?  No.

She tell you anything about when she was 10…

Objection, sustained.

She didn’t tell you anything about the horrors in her…

Objection!  Sidebar.

Baez is so off track and scope, he needs to be smacked upside his fat head!  His ploy is the State paid to bring witnesses in and Casey has no money so he should be able to go wherever he wants, whenever he wants, and couches it in he doesn’t want to have to drag these poor folks back another day!  He is the consummate, smarmy bastard!

You barely knew Casey?  Correct.

You just met her that weekend?  Yes.

You don’t know anything about what kind of mother she was?  No.

Excused.

Judge Perry calls ‘special’ recess til 3:10.  The smokers are running to get outside, lol!

Troy Brown is called.

He lives in Virgina and is in advertising sales.

He met Casey in 2007 at a birthday party.  He had little contact till she began dating Ricardo.  He met Tony in May 2008 at a house party.

He knows who Caylee was.  He saw Caylee in June 2008 with Casey at Ricardo’s house.

The next time he saw Casey after June 10 was in late June.  While he was away on vacation, Casey sent him a Facebook message.

George gives him a print out of a June 24 Facebook conversation between Casey and him.  He verifies it as a true representation.  George wants it moved into evidence.

Big surprise!!!! Baez objects and asks for a sidebar!

Objection is overruled and the item is entered.

The message is about Amy moving onto the Anthony house.  Hell, I haven’t even lived here for the last 9 days…drama…will tell you later.

He knew Amy and Casey were looking for a place to live from conversations with Amy.

He talks about Melissa come to Florida to visit him.

He talks about the night at Voyage.  Casey, was happy and didn’t talk about Caylee.  They the went to Makos.  Melissa and Casey seemed to hit it off.  He knew Melissa and Casey were going to spend July 3rd together because he had to work.

Casey dropped Troy at work and she was driving Tony’s cars.  Casey told him her car had problems.

Casey and Melissa picked him up after work and they went bar hopping, downtown.

Casey was upset that night after receiving phone calls from her brother and was crying.  There were multiple phone calls over an hour or two.

Casey asked to leave and they went back to Ricardo’s, but Casey didn’t come with them.

Casey picked up all of them on the return from the Puerto Rico trip in Amy’s car on July 15th.  Casey seemed normal.

Cross…

Do you have any information on how Caylee died?  I do not.

Where Caylee died? I do not.

When Caylee died?  I do not.

Released.

Iassen Donov is called.

27, pharmaceutical recruiter.  Poly Sci degree.

He met Casey December 2007.  She was dating his friend Brandon Snow.

At the end of June the met at the Ale House and Casey was happy, talkative.Didn’t talk about Caylee, didn’t say Caylee was kidnapped, anything had happened to her?  No, sir.  They all had a good time.

He thought she was an event planner at Universal.

He asked what she did with Caylee when she was at work.  Casey told him Caylee had a nanny she’s known for 6 years.

AOL message between Casey and the witness are asked to be moved into evidence.

Baez objects as to relevance.   Judge Perry says tough!

It is published.

Text about Casey looking at apartments and moving within a week, discussion about the nanny and Casey loves her.

He knew Casey had a boyfriend.  He thought he might like to have a relationship with Casey and that’s what a lot of the messages were about.

Casey invited him to Fusian by AOL messenger.   He never went.

Cross…

You knew Casey a year and a half before she was arrested.

You know she worked at Universal?  2008, before that at Sports Authority.

Shocking to know that wasn’t true then?  Yes.

Shocking now?  Yes.

Did you tell LE Casey was a heavy drinker, she would leave early, but drink late?  Yes.

Can you tell the jury how the Caylee died?  No.

Released.

Dante Salati called.

Mechanic, has known Casey for 11 years.  He knew she had a daughter.  He met Caylee numerous times.  He used to live at 218 Sawgrass Apartments from 2005 til late 2008, early 2009.

Casey was at his Sawgrass apartment in 2006-2007.

He saw Casey at Miller’s Ale House on July 1st 2008.  They talked and Casey was happy, free of worry, normal.

She never said Caylee was missing. kidnapped, she was looking for her?  No.

That was the last he saw Casey.

Cross…

You’ve known Casey 11 years?  Yes.

She’s a nice person?  Yes.

Caring? Yes.

You saw Casey love Caylee, kiss her, hug her?  Yes.

Was Caylee’s affection toward Casey genuine?  Yes.

Ever see Caylee, hungry, dressed poorly?  No.

Knowing Casey and Caylee are you shocked there was no change in Casey’s behavior?  Yes.

Released.

Christopher Stutz on direct.

23, aquatic coordinator at the YMCA.  Working on his MBA.

He’s known Casey from 2005.

He saw Casey mid May 2008 when she came to his parent’s house.   His parents weren’t home.  Casey spent the night.

The next time he saw her was mother’s day….

Baez objects, George says establishing relationship.  Judge Perry says approach, twice!

Judge Perry tells the jury to disregard that Casey stayed the night at his house!

He was asked June 30 by the police when he last saw Casey and he doesn’t remember what he said.  He is shown the transcript and he now remembers he saw her mid June.  Caylee wasn’t with her.  She was driving a friend’s car because her car was broken down.

He saw her at Buffalo Wild Wings on July 7.  She approached his table and said hi.  She seemed upbeat and happy.

Baez keeps objecting.  Judge Perry overrules.  Baez asks to approach and Judge Perry says no.

In July he got a text from Casey that Caylee was missing.  He also heard from Lee asking if he had any information.

Objection.  Judge Perry says approach the bench!

George says he withdraws the last question and is done.

Cross.

Did you tell LE Casey didn’t like to drink and go out because she didn’t want to leave Caylee with her parents?  Yes.

You saw Casey and Caylee interact quite a bit?  Yes.

The relationship between Casey and Caylee was loving.

Released.

Matthew Crisp called.

24, works in residential property management.  Helps people find apartments.

Knows Casey since 2002.  June 17, 2008 she called him regarding finding her boyfriend was looking for an apartment and could they come look.

Casey and Tony came to the leasing office at the apartment complex.

Casey said nothing about Caylee being missing, needed help in finding her.  Casey was joyful, exuberant, happy.

He saw her again on July 7 when they met for lunch at Subway.  Casey called him.  Caylee wasn’t there.  He asked about Caylee and Casey said she was on a play date.  Casey was her usual happy, typical behavior.

Did you give an interview on July 17 to LE?  Yes.

Did LE ask when you met Tony and Casey at the apartment?  I don’t remember exact dates, but it would be in the transcript.

George shows him the transcript.   Crisp acknowledges it was June 19 he saw them.

Cross…

OMG…Mason is up mumbling.

Did you meet Caylee?  Yes.

When?  Several times.

You know how this child died? I do not.

Where she died?  I do not.

When she died?  I do not.

Mason stumbles off, the witness snickers and then is excused!

Linda Burdick asks to approach.  They all make the trek to the bench!

Couple quick observations:

This is so wearing, two court reporters are being utilized.

All these young adults who have been dragged into this nightmare are bright, well-spoken and have decent careers.  Contrast that to Casey!

I’ve watched my share of trials, but have never seen the copious amount of sidebars as I have with this trial and we are only 3 days into testimony!  What the heck must the jury be thinking?

4:47pm the good Judge calls it a day for the jury.

That’s it, the lights dim, the curtain drops and I’ll see you all tomorrow!